Spookatastic!

Leila's new word for the season is SPOOKATASTIC! Every time we pass a decorated house, she excitedly points out the spookatastic decorations. The first weekend of October we headed to our favorite pumpkin patch: Spooner Farms to find some spookatastic decorations of our own. The weather wasn't too promising, but we managed to pick the perfect window and were in the car, loaded with pumpkins, gourds and corn stalks before it started to rain. Whew!!

Oh, the choices!
A picture of the hills surrounding the patch.

There are just some pictures that are a must...year after year.

I asked a lady if she would mind taking our family picture...little did I know she was a professional photographer on a paid photo shoot. Oops. She wasn't thrilled, but took one anyway.

Picking out some "baby pumpkins" and gourds for our porch.

The girls each picked out a yummy treat. Leila chose a ghost cookie to snack on and I chose a sliced caramel apple. Yum!

The Tavern girls.

This year was the first year we spent some time in the kids' activity barn. Leila had a good time coloring, riding the bouncy horses and visiting with some animals.

The Dad.

When we left the patch, Chris asked if we wanted to make a scare crow for our porch. Of course! So, we stopped by Good Will and bought some clothes to make a kid-sized scare crow. Leila helped her Dad a bit.

The finished product. It works well...our cat won't go out the front door for fear that the scare crow will attack. Really Quincy?!?!?

Our porch is ready for the season. It is difficult to see the scare crow, larger pumpkins and hay bale from this angle, but you get the idea.

We are officially SPOOKATASTIC!!!!