Dressing Up!

Halloween brings lots of traditions including the favorite at our house, dressing up.  The Hinck children tend to consider what their Halloween costume could be months before the official dress-up day.  I blow off all their thoughts until at least October, but then after harvest vacation the costume plans begin to take shape.   Here are a few shots of the costumes for 2010.

Matthew as a cowboy, Catherine, a yellow crayon,  Spencer is a money tree and Sarah, Mrs. Green from the board game "Clue".

During the past week, we attended Evening of Excellence for Sarah and Catherine.  Dave put together a video presentation consisting of testimonies from many of the the Young Women in our ward.  We were grateful for Sarah and Catherine's sweet words.

Thursday evening Sarah was inducted into the National Honor Society at the high school.  She along with many other Juniors and Seniors gathered together to take the pledge with parents watching on.

The next night several members of the family attended the annual Halloween orchestra concert at BYU-I.  This concert is a bit different from a traditional, formal orchestra concert.  This concert uses the traditional playing of music but also adds a bit of a Halloween script that allows for a little more audience interaction.  The members of the orchestra and the audience all dress up in their Halloween attire.  A western theme was in place this year with selections from "Rodeo" by Copeland, John Williams, "The Cowboy's Overture" and an excerpt from "Dances with Wolves".

The next evening was the "Trunk or Treat" at the Church.  The transition from "trick or treating" to "trunk or treating" has really changed this holiday from a few years ago.  I have to say I prefer the old way where kids and parents travel around the neighborhood and have a little more opportunity to greet and meet.  Trunk or treat is a rush to get candy and is all over in 15 minutes.   Possibly "trunk or treat" is a good thing for younger children, but for older children it encourages a sense of entitlement to candy with very few offering a word of thanks.

Last night was also the girl's choice Halloween dance at the High School.  Sarah and friends dressed as characters from the board game, Clue.  Sarah and her date were Mr. and Mrs. Green.  Dave designed a live Clue Game where they traveled to different locations in town to find a clue about the crime.  Then they would text their guesses of the location, weapon and suspect to Dave who would let them know if they were correct or incorrect.  It was a lot of fun for all.  I was entertained watching Dave try to manage all the texts coming into his phone.

Camille had exciting news during this past week.  She was accepted to BYU-I's nursing program.  She was accepted to be a part of the alternate track which is designed for students who already have a lot of credits.  She was blessed to be accepted from a pool of 110 applicants with only 10 selected.  It is a huge commitment on her part and will be a large part of her life during the next two years.

Kirsten enjoyed being with family last weekend.  She was able to see grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins at Scott and Mary's home.  My brothers had just returned from their annual backpacking trip in Southern Utah.  So all gathered their before going separate directions to their homes.  She loved the chance to spend time with everyone.

Until next time!