Week 7 blog 2

I just finished getting my Halloween decorations down from the attic and had to think twice about putting them up. I am getting new carpet and hardwoods next week so we have to basically move out of our house and what good is it to put the decorations up now?

I love holidays and decorating for them. I am always the first one on the block with my house decorated up. I love Halloween because it thrills me to see all the kiddo running up and down the street having such a wonderful time. Reminds me of how much fun I had when I was a kid. My aunt and uncle have a huge farm of about 500 acres and every year they have a big bonfire and hayride specifically for all the kids. The whole day is filled with bobbing for apples, sack races, hunting skeleton bones, face painting, roasting hot dogs and of course making s’mores.

They spend at least a week getting the field ready for the hay ride. She puts up scary decorations and finds scary costumes for the dads to dress up in. We have a not so scary ride for the little kids and then a really scary one for the bigger kids. They love all of it and it’s great to hear all the loud shrills coming from the field. We usually make hot chocolate with marshmallows or warm apple cider for the kids to take on the hayride, of course it usually ends up spilled all over someone by the end of the ride.

Once the hay ride is over we gather all the kids and do a huge piñata filled with more candy than I have ever seen. They love the witches kettle that is filled with juice and dry ice so it looks like it is boiling and they think they are so big when they are dipping into it.

Now that we have done this for so many years all the kids friends have caught on and always want to come. We always say the more the merrier and as soon as October hits they are all asking when the big hay ride is.

After talking about it I am really excited to get it together. There are tons of goodie bags to be made and at least two trips to Sam’s. I wonder who really has more fun…the kids or us parents that enjoy watching them have so much fun!