As usual, we went to Valley Farms to pick out pumpkins. Sarah wasn't very interested this year, but Jenny and the boys were excited. We went on a Friday afternoon instead of the weekend, so it was wonderfully empty.
As usual, we went to Valley Farms to pick out
pumpkins. Sarah wasn't very interested this
year, but Jenny and the boys were excited.
We went on a Friday afternoon instead of the
weekend, so it was wonderfully empty.
Valley Farms creates a nice ambience for
photo ops.
They created this Headhunter's cottage just
for the kid's enjoyment.
The successful shoppers with their selection.
Even Alan helped carve pumpkins this year.
Roger directed the carving of a happy face on his pumpkin.
These are the work of Jenny and Sarah. Sarah
scraped hers very thin so the whole pumpkin would glow.
We set some of the pumpkins and ghosts in the side yard.
Jenny and the boys decorated the driveway with chalk.
The boys had more fun with setting up than they
did with costumes. Roger only made it to one house before
quitting, and Alan was so worn out from the afternoon of
exciting work that he slept through trick-or-treating time.
Jenny was my mainstay in assembling the display this year.
We put up our picnic gazebo in the front yard and enclosed
four out of six sides to make a cave. We put some of our
dark picnic chairs inside for sitting. We had a bubble machine
going to create the effect of a bubbling cauldron. That
was a great hit. A lot of our 220 trick-or-treaters
played with the bubbles. Candy this year was foil-wrapped
bubblegum coins, doled out from a treasure chest.
As usual, Deb Sweitzer and I dressed up in costume and
we waited outside to greet the children.
Alan missed the trick-or-treating, but he woke up from his nap in time
to investigate the cave and see the 'fire'.
And here are some of the tired trick-or-treaters, sorting and trading candy.
They include Jenny, Kurt, Kellye, and Lisa.