Nick and Kelly's Barn Bash

Every year our friends, Nick and Kelly, have a Halloween party. This is one day out of the year that Brinn always goes to spend the night at her Mimi and Poppi's and Shane and I don't worry about when we're coming home. We always have a blast! Nick and Kelly live on farmland and have a barn that is only used for the Halloween party. There is always a bonfire and, most years, a live band. Then, of course, there is alway the witch's brew and Kelly's famously strong jello shots! Shane and I take turns every year where one of us gets to "let loose" and one is the designated driver. Last year I was the DD since I was four weeks pregnant. (You can kinda tell in the pictures which one of us is letting loose!)

The only problem with these parties is how pathetically bad Shane and I are at coming up with costumes. What makes it worse is that most everyone else that comes is so clever at putting together their costumes. One year Nick and Kelly came as Shrek and Fiona and walked into the party with a donkey. I love it! And one that always makes me crack up is when Ben and Meaghan came as Dr. Evil and Mini Me. I wish I had the picture. Someone please send me one! Another good one was when Tommy dressed up as Nick, and Holly dressed up as a pack of cigarettes and they came as "Nick's Bad Habit". Ha!!! Shaner and I always wait until the last minute and never seem to come up with anything spectacular - like the year we decided the only way we could have a good costume was to go to a professional costume store. Of course it was last minute and the only 2 matching costumes were skunks. So we went as "Two Little Stinkers". Ugh! Or how about the year I went as the blonde girl from "My Name is Earl" and I looked exactly like........Robin. Every year we leave the party and vow to each other that next year will be different. We will think of something so undeniably creative we will for sure get our picture on the invitation for the barn bash next year!

Oh well, no matter what we go as, we do always have fun. Unfortunately I won't be able to go this year because I will be on my way to Illinois. My sister and I are starting the process to move my parents, who are ill, down to Kansas. So, have fun everyone! I wish we could come. I can't wait to hear all about it and see the pictures!

Here's some pictures from last year. We were bouys along with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Carla and Rick. Shane and I liked this costume, although we can't take credit for the idea, it wasn't ours!

Me and Carla after we finished taping ourselves up.

The bouys - Shane, Robin, Carla, Rick.

Me and Shane.

Carla, Tim as "The Retired PE Teacher", Rick, and Samantha as "The Crazy Cat Lady".
Shane, Tim, Jarrod as "Macho Man", Rick.
Shane and Tim.