Third Annual Halloween Party

We held our now Third Annual Halloween Extravaganza last night, and I think it was a raging success! Patty and I have a lot of fun planning and scheming, and naturally, there was a ton of preparation, and money, time, and work but it turned out great! Even Chris who has been, uh, apprehensive about this party, thought it turned out pretty dang good and has even conceded that we should have it again next year (a week or two ago, this was the last one ever!) But we had great food, great friends, great costumes, and great fun!!

This year it was our Haunted "Hulaween" theme, so we turned the Maloy Manor into our forbidden island! As guests arrived they were greeted with Tiki torches, and a pumpkin carved into a Tiki god, and a Tiki mask on the front door. Upon entering, everyone was "lei'ed," and received a sheet of halloween stickers that they were charged with sneaking onto other people, a fun game to get people interacting since we had a mixed group. The dining room was transformed into our Witch Doctor lab, and the living room was the voodoo lounge. Patty and I made "grass skirts" to hang over all the main walkways and room entrances and windows for our thatched roofs, with bamboo poles for "support." Patty painted some awesome large Tiki masks that watched the festivities from the windows in our forbidden island family room . The kitchen was transformed into our very own Tiki bar, where our great bartender (Chris) mixed made to order tropical drinks (complete with cocktail umbrellas when he remembered).Here are our awesome glasses all tagged and ready to be served up at our Tiki Bar!

Neo is looking pretty cool, notice our awesome "thatched roof" in the background!

Our very cool Tiki Bar, one of the highlights of the evening!My Witch doctor lab, much more cool in the dark, but pretty cool nonetheless!

Check out the Tiki masks in the windows!

The Love Guru is in the house (aka Jesus to some)

"I am the Pirate Queen! And it is, it is, a wonderful thing to be the Pirate Queen!"

Eat it up, Yum!

We had a luau feast that was anything but vegetarian- Sweet and Sour Meatballs, Artichoke Dip, Bacon Wrapped Weenies, Kalua Pork, Huli Huli Chicken, Beef and Chicken Skewers with different dipping sauces, Macaroni Salad, Lime Rice Pilaf, Crab Salad, Hawaiian Rolls, Coconut Fried Shrimp, Fresh Fruit Tray, Banana Bread, Pumpkin Cookies, Lemon Squares, Mummy and Witch finger chocolate dipped pretzel rods, and Coconut Mango Cheesecake. I know, sounds good, huh?? We were wishing we had kept a whole plate full of everything- I was craving Sweet and Sour meatballs and Kalua pork for breakfast this morning!

Our food bar... and I just can't get enough!

While the main portion of the evening was a chance for us to talk and eat and just have fun without our kids... we had a few fun activities too! I have to give Chris props for this idea, he came up with the idea to play the "Newlywed game"- I altered it into a party edition, and it was a lot of fun- and some great laughs!

Playing the "Nearly Dead" Game- Chris was our (bossy but funny) Master of Ceremonies

Nacho Libre and his favorite Nun! (aka Frank and Ivana DeSantiago)

Elphaba and the Executioner (aka Derek and Kemari Nielson)

Grim Reaper and his dead Bride (aka Jeff and Wendy Laypath)

Tinkerbell and Captain Hook (aka Jason and Monica Bergstrom)

Salt and Pepper (aka Carma and Kepi Heimuli)

Surfer Babe and Dude (aka Jenny and James Olson)

We also had some very creative and fun costumes! We had everything the Love Guru, a "freaky a#* dark fairy," Tink and Captain Hook, Elphaba, and some more traditional scary Halloween folk- executioner, wicked witch, and white trash! So fun!!! Naturally we had a Costume contest with very interesting (and questionable) ballots!

Here are the results-
Funniest - Nacho Libre (aka Frank DeSantiago)
Scariest- Grim Reaper and his Vampire Bride (aka Jeff and Wendy Laypath)
Cutest- Tinkerbell (aka Monica Bergstrom)
Most Original- Salt and Pepper (aka Kepi and Carma Heimuli)
Best Couple- Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Granny (aka Chris and Megan Sliders)
and, drumroll, please.............................
Best Overall- Pirate Queen (aka Heidi Maloy)
Best Themed- Surfer Dude and Surfer Babe (aka Jenny and James Olson)

Love Guru and the Dark Fairy (aka Sonny and Patty Maloy)

White Trash and her cutest man on the Planet (aka Ben and Lacei Child)

Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Granny (aka Chris and Megan Slider)

Me, the Pirate Queen (aka Best Overall Costume ;)

Neo (aka Chris Maloy, my cutest man on the planet)

I think (and hope) everyone had a great time- what a great way to kickstart the holidays! "Happy Hulaween" everyone!

Party Planners Extraordinaire (aka Patty and Heidi Maloy)

Now we are off to Park City for some much needed chill time! See ya!