Halloween 2012!!

Boo at Thanksgiving Point Farm!  We went to this younger-kid-friendly spooky farm and had lotsa fun riding horses.  

And we won fun prizes!

We went on a hayride and listened to storytime

 We played fun games like croquet and eyeball toss and did an obstacle course.  The day was even more fun with a cousin & grandma and a fun aunt & uncle to share it with!

We also went to Cornbelly's this year--B's orthodontist was having their customer appreciation.  They had some fun things there but it really seems more a place for bigger kids.

We went to the pumpkin patch again and did the hay mazes, conquered the hay pyramid, played in the corn pit, went on a hayride, checked out the animals (the favorite being the humongous pig) and of course picked out pumpkins.

Little A gets airborne while throwing corn confetti into the sky

The kids all wanted BIG pumpkins this year.

Time to carve Jack-o-Lanterns

Eeewwwww!  Orange slime!

The cutest little ladybug I've ever seen!

Sweet!!  Chocolate cake with sprinkles!

Ninja-fied at the school parade of costumes

Little J's class.  This year I put together class parties for the two younger kids--makes for a long, fun day!  I love J's teacher--perhaps because she's also a southern gal but also because she is just awesome.

And of course Trick or Treating!!  

This year we tried something new with our candy.  I've never liked the kids getting tons of candy for Halloween but it's so fun to trick or treat so I was torn.  I saw signs last year for candy buy-back but didn't ever get around to checking out how it works.  It's so easy!!  This year the kids are trying to earn up money for a trip to Disneyland so we are looking for opportunities to bring in cash.  When I suggested the idea of selling the trick or treat candy to the kids I was a bit apprehensive of their response.  They were hilarious.  "Oh, Yes!  Let's do that!  We want to go to Disneyland way more than have lots of candy!!"  Score!  I'm only a little nervous about what I can motivate them with next year now....since another trip to Disneyland won't be in the cards.  We'll have to come up with something else fun they can do with the money.  After all, we take trips all the time.  So, they chose to save out about 10 pieces of candy each--we didn't specify--and sold the rest at $1 a pound.  They made $7!  The sweets go to military overseas and if you want to participate just google Halloween candy buyback and type in your zip code to find the closest buyback location; most places will specify how late you can turn in candy.  The one we went to I think you could do until Nov. 5.  I highly recommend it!!

All in all a fun Halloween!!