Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Halloween fun

So we have tried to go out and do some fun things this year for Halloween. First we ventured off to the Roloff Farms, and if the name sounds familiar than that means you watch the TV channel TLC, because the Roloff's have a TV crew that follows their family, the show is called 'Little People Big World' - yep the little people, I really wanted a picture and autograph for you C, but didn't want to wait in the ghastly lines for it, not to mention I am from Oregon and was not going to act like a tourist in my own state. Even though I went to the farm, I didn't act giddy and that is what counts.
I went with a girlfriend and she borrowed her friends kids so can't share any of the good pic's as it has the sweet faces of the other kids and seeing as I don't have permission from their mother I wont.
My eyes are closed and Kace looks absolutely happy about having to sit and take a picture (hence my hand on his head) ah well cant have every picture look like it belongs in a scrap-book. Cris was a happy guy, his pumpkin weighed 18lbs.
We took a guided tour of the farms, it was actually bigger in person Matt and Amy however were not(ha, that kind of made me laugh). I have a sunbeam right in the middle of me, not sure what to make of it, but yet another perfect picture for the scrapbook.
I will say I was super glad we got there early, because when we were leaving the line of cars going into the farm was miles and miles long. It was something I can say we did as not sure I would do it again.

Then 2 days ago we went to a Graveyard Tour at a local graveyard in Vancouver. It was really cool, the historical society put on the show and we went to the graveyard at night and the volunteers dressed in character of the local people from the 1800's buried there. we were escorted around the graveyard from grave to grave by candle light and greeted by these ghosts from the past while they told their stories, struggles and successes. It was truly a very cool thing to do and not scary at all. The boys were enthralled by it, the volunteers took on their characters so well.
I think I would enjoy making this a tradition as every year they pick different persons to share stories about. I didn't realize that this is a pretty popular thing to do, there are several of these around and all over the states too.

Kace and Cris are trick-or-treating with their dad this year and I already dropped the costumes off with their dad, so no pic's, but Kace is Batman (a very good looking one I might add) and Cris is Iron-Man. Too bad the beautiful NW has its typical rain forcasted- I am just glad kids don't care.

1 comment:

M.Howerton said...

Way cool! I had no idea that the little people lived there!
C will be sad that there is no picture or autograph, but it is the thought that counts! Love the pics! Scrapbook material for sure!