Question for you Party Animals!!

Hey party goers, we have a question for you! We are considering hosting an additional party this year. The idea we are kicking around is "2nd Chance Prom". We're thinking... pitch $$ in for a nice catered dinner and dancing the night away in the spring time. If that sounds like something you'd be interested in leave a comment here. Have fun watching the slideshows. Mary

2009 Benson Camera

For some reason, Blogger is having a fit and won't let me add a title or tags to my slideshow. Well, it will let me add them, but then it won't load the slide show. Argh. So we are going to do it this way:

People in the slideshow posted below (will only be named once)
Benson, Barrow, Jarvis, Camino, Hess, Nilson, Jeppson, Crabtree, Campbell, Berger, Ritchie, Buhl, Mikkleson, Pendleton, Brown, Foster, Brown, Huxford, Selinger, Anderson, Shamo, Torgesen, Palmer, Cox, Randall, Ghee, Larsen, Alger

2009 Huxford Camera

Here are the photos from Andy Huxford's camera. Hit the refresh button and this slideshow will appear, blogger isnt having all these pictures..




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Mary Crabtree

Crabtree Camera

I took a whoppin 4 pictures with my camera dang it and 2 were of me and mike. How lame is that?? Look at this lovely dance floor Rachelle, Jessica and I put together. Jess and Rachelle spent most of the time on the ladder. Like a ding dong I pulled something in my old back on the first table I picked up. Aging is so annoying.

Our first arrival was the Ghee couple. Their new in the Lakeview Ward and new to the party. Most of the party goers were fashionably late. I admit I was getting worried at 7:00 things were looking sparse. But the next 30 minutes a gaggle of people arrived.. WHEW!

So Mike and I were Bo Peep and a Black Sheep. This hook came in handy for dragging people out on the dance floor.


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Mary Crabtree

2008 Halloween Bash Tobler Home

2008 Was another great party held at the Tobler Home (unfortunatly our numbers have outgrown the Crabtree home and I'm not getting a bigger house for a bigger party, LOL). We did experience some gusty winds but as usual the costumes were great, the music was great and the food was great.

Pictures from Huxford Camera


Pictures from Crabtree Camera



And Thank You to Barbra Jo (the life of the party) for sending her pictures as well.





2008 Golder Finger Winners
Best Female - Jody Jeppson - Sarah Palin
Best Male - Steve Stubbs (2nd Time Winner) Woman in Labor (yes his water broke and he gave birth on the dancefloor)
Best Couple - The Baliey's a fancy schmancy royal couple
Funniest - Kathy Ely (2nd Time Winner) Judge Halverson (a local Las Vegas Nut Job)

Thanks everyone for a great 2008


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Mary Crabtree

2007 Halloween Bash Huxford Home

Halloween Bash 2007 was our first time in the Huxford home and our biggest attendance yet. We had 106 people show up this year. WOW who knew the bash was going to be so popular. This was also Andy and Rachelle's first year in their new home and new ward. It was fun to have new blood at the bash.

Winners for Golden Finger Awards were
Best Female - Stacy Selinger-Futuristic Chick
Best Male - Eric Shamo Pimpin Daddy
Best Couple - Charlie and Debbie Williams mmmmm hmmmm
Funniest - Steve Stubbs Hula Chick


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Mary Crabtree

2006 Halloween Bash Tobler Home

This is our first year at the Tobler Home, what a roomy back yard they have and Bill's DJing was outstanding. Our numbers have doubled this year 80 people were in attendance and the costume creativity bar was raised. Our guests went all out this year the pictures are so fun to look at.

2006 Golden Finger Recipients
Best Male Aaron Croft - Darth Maul
Best Female - Kathy Ely - Fancy Lady with a Bustle - she worked that booty all night!

Best Couple - Matt and Carri Hess - Mimi and Drew Carey - the resemblance is uncanny

Best Male - Troy Selinger - Arch Bishop - I cant remember when I've been blessed so much.




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Mary Crabtree

2005 Halloween Bash Crabtree Home

This is the first Halloween Bash year. The Crabtree's, Tobler's and Huxfords were sitting around talking about Halloweens past and come to find out the Crabtree's and the Tobler's had hosted parties in the past and we thought we'd give it a go once again. Mary made up some invitations, Rachelle came up with the fun finger idea. And the reactions were great when people found fingers hanging on their door knobs. Bill is a smokin D.J. so the plans were perfect. The Crabtree's had recently moved into their new place which had a big RV parking side yard and stone tile floors, great for a little party.

And what an awesome little party it was. We had 40 people show up! WOW it must have been time for a shin dig in this town because people were cuttin loose and gettin down. We had SO much fun!! We also handed out Golden Finger Awards for best costumes.
Best Female - Brandy Shamo as Super Mom
Funniest - Troy Cook as RupRex
Best Couple - Debbie and Charlie Williams as Sisters of the Cloth
Best Male - Mike Bird as Elvis

We decided to make this an annual event!! I love Halloween!!


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Mary Crabtree

2008 Invite Hocus Pocus Inspired

Since the boys were on last year's invite it was the girls turn. My mom was coming for a visit and I knew that she and her sisters were the Hocus Pocus witches years before. The only costume that survived was my Auntie Carolyn's Winnie dress. Then I remembered my friend Jason (the costume designer) had a Sarah Costume. So my mom whipped up a new Mary dress in no time. Jason loaned me the wigs to style (he still had the blonde Sarah styled) and wha la!

My photographer friend Brian Brown who is just an amazing commercial, fashion and conceptual shooter offered his services. Here we are chatting during lighting tests.

It took us a while to get the giggles out and get into character but in the end I think we've come up with my favorite invitation yet!!
Mary Crabtree