Our three little goblins enjoyed a memorable Halloween this past Friday evening. Elijah was dressed as Mr. Incredible (who could have seen that coming?!), Callan dressed as a princess, and Baby Aedan was a bat. Of course, all three were simply too cute for words!!!
We enjoyed the annual downtown Halloween festival and trick-or-treating in our little town - it truly was a picturesque, small-town event. Families gathered to share food, fun, and candy. The little ones walked beautifully up and down the main street, which was blocked off for the festivities, and all had a ball!
After the downtown celebration, we headed back to our neighborhood, which was a festival in its own right. Every year, some of our neighbors build a haunted tunnel through which the children walk to have fun and be spooked. Let me tell you, I think our Mr. Incredible jumped out of his skin at the surprise sight of some gorillas in the tunnel. Gorillas might not sound too scary, but in the dark tunnel, combined with the sights and sounds of Halloween in a four-year-old's mind, well...you can take it from there!! Mr. Incredible did, indeed, make his way through the tunnel, despite the kick from his fight-or-flight response to the gorillas!!
We departed for our home after this, eating candy and watching It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. We had a wonderful time.
Showing posts with label Fall activities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fall activities. Show all posts
04 November 2008
30 October 2008
Pumpkin Patch Adventures
This past Sunday evening, we took our three little goblins to the pumpkin patch out here in the country!! We have visited this same pumpkin patch every year since moving out to Louisburg in 2004.
Anyway, the evening was windy and cool - perfect weather for a fall evening out. We had each of the kids dressed in their costumes, which made the event even more "hauntingly" fun!!!
We began with a hayride, huddled together to keep each other warm and cozy. The tractor took us out to the middle of the patch, and we spent some time wandering the patch and picking pumpkins. We chose some unique ones this year - one was white, several were orange (of course!), and one was a beautiful, dark green.
After hopping back onto the hayride, we were able to see the rest of the farm, complete with corn stalks and scarecrows.
We all had a great time! Can't wait until next year to go back!!!
Anyway, the evening was windy and cool - perfect weather for a fall evening out. We had each of the kids dressed in their costumes, which made the event even more "hauntingly" fun!!!
We began with a hayride, huddled together to keep each other warm and cozy. The tractor took us out to the middle of the patch, and we spent some time wandering the patch and picking pumpkins. We chose some unique ones this year - one was white, several were orange (of course!), and one was a beautiful, dark green.
After hopping back onto the hayride, we were able to see the rest of the farm, complete with corn stalks and scarecrows.
We all had a great time! Can't wait until next year to go back!!!
11 October 2008
Busy Saturday
Busy, busy day!!! My three little ones were whisked all over town for a wonderful, fun-filled fall day....which explains why they're all peacefully sleeping and the bedtime ritual this evening only lasted about 20 minutes! Yea!!
Our day began with our 4-year-old's soccer game - we were rushing out the door at 8:59 am for a 9:00 am game... not bad for us!!! At least we beat the chime of the nine o'clock hour... My son did score a couple of goals, bless his heart, though in the other team's goal!
After the soccer game, we piled back in the mini-van (what else would we possibly be driving?) and were off to our 2-year-old daughter's dance class. I think we earned bonus points for actually arriving on time (this includes time spent getting three children 4-years-old and under out of the van - no whining, crying, or any other various verbal input involved)! Extra bonus points earned for my daughter's full participation during class - all 25 minutes of it!
After dance class, lunch was on the horizon...hmmm....we treated our little ones to a hamburger joint where a toy train delivers lunch DIRECTLY to the table! I don't know who was more fascinated by this concept - our 4-year-old boy, 2 year-old daughter, or almost 9 month-old baby boy...The joy on each of their innocent faces was, of course, captured on digital camera to later be printed and scrapbooked.
After lunch, the kids were entertained at a fall festival, complete with face-painting, basketball shooting, and an inflatable slide. This part of the outing did, indeed, include crying and a diaper change, but can easily be called successful. Oh yeah, and fun!
The final outing of the day was a puppet show especially planned for myself (the mom!) and my 4-year-old son. The puppet show was not only entertaining in its own right, but aforementioned son was an exemplary audience participant during the puppet show.
Exhausted, we headed home, a drive which took no less than 40 minutes, complete with over-tired baby crying for at least 35 of those minutes.
Naptime was still scheduled upon our return home, but was apparently NOT on the older children's list of activities. Thus, the reason I was now able to enjoyably write about my beautiful Saturday with my wonderful family.
Our day began with our 4-year-old's soccer game - we were rushing out the door at 8:59 am for a 9:00 am game... not bad for us!!! At least we beat the chime of the nine o'clock hour... My son did score a couple of goals, bless his heart, though in the other team's goal!
After the soccer game, we piled back in the mini-van (what else would we possibly be driving?) and were off to our 2-year-old daughter's dance class. I think we earned bonus points for actually arriving on time (this includes time spent getting three children 4-years-old and under out of the van - no whining, crying, or any other various verbal input involved)! Extra bonus points earned for my daughter's full participation during class - all 25 minutes of it!
After dance class, lunch was on the horizon...hmmm....we treated our little ones to a hamburger joint where a toy train delivers lunch DIRECTLY to the table! I don't know who was more fascinated by this concept - our 4-year-old boy, 2 year-old daughter, or almost 9 month-old baby boy...The joy on each of their innocent faces was, of course, captured on digital camera to later be printed and scrapbooked.
After lunch, the kids were entertained at a fall festival, complete with face-painting, basketball shooting, and an inflatable slide. This part of the outing did, indeed, include crying and a diaper change, but can easily be called successful. Oh yeah, and fun!
The final outing of the day was a puppet show especially planned for myself (the mom!) and my 4-year-old son. The puppet show was not only entertaining in its own right, but aforementioned son was an exemplary audience participant during the puppet show.
Exhausted, we headed home, a drive which took no less than 40 minutes, complete with over-tired baby crying for at least 35 of those minutes.
Naptime was still scheduled upon our return home, but was apparently NOT on the older children's list of activities. Thus, the reason I was now able to enjoyably write about my beautiful Saturday with my wonderful family.
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