Fall Westival '08!

We had such fun at our church Fall Westival (No, I don't mean Festival, it's a Westival!) today! Jeremy and I were part of the Boot Scoot and skit in the sanctuary for most of the evening. Jeremy played Black Bart the bad cowboy, and I was sort of a cross between Charlie Chaplin and the ol' guy playin' the piano in the Wild West town establishment. (Not the salloon.) Since we were involved in the drama most of the night, the kids got to experience all the
other activities with Miss Pat.

Before everything got started, we did get a family photo:


And I did get to take the kids around Trunk 'R' Treating at the beginning though...

Leanna had a great Wizard of Oz trunk! The kids played a ski-ball like game that determined whether they got courage, a brain, a heart, or a home. Leanna gave them a card with a picture of whichever one they "won." They thought it was super cool!

These guys are in a Life Group that did this neat-o covered wagon for their trunk.


Art helped Caeden lasso the "cow" to win some candy!


Noah had a hockey game at his trunk. Caeden had never seen or heard of hockey, and was a bit challenged trying to figure out how to use the stick and puck.


Caeden, Sylvia, and Annah with their friends Caleb and Kelsey,
who had a cool trunk full of horses!


And a real saddle on a "horse" that Annah got to ride!


Pastor Todd as "Sheriff Self" the Mexican sheriff, running the iPod giveaway game.


The face painting ladies and balloon maker guy were amazing!!


Andrea the clown, who decorated the church beautifully for this huge event!


Brian Bill & The Be Right Backs--our own live band entertained all evening long in the gym.


Annah got the "Queen's Lizard" face. The girls didn't want to wash it off, it was so pretty.