After Dark in the Park

For the last three years, we have noticed there is some sort of Halloween festival at the River Legacy Science Center by our house called "After Dark in the Park". The first time, we noticed the sign advertising the event AFTER it was over. Last year, we noticed it in time, and thought, hmmm...we should go, but never did. This year, we noticed it in time and we decided to take the kids.

So, on the night of October 10th, we headed over there when Mommy got home from work. We had a GREAT time. We started off with a "haunted" hay ride from the parking area to the Science Center. Will and Caroline thought that was the best thing EVER!

First Stop...The pumpkin patch.



We had already purchased two very large pumpkins at Sam's, along with two small "pie" pumpkins that the kids could carry around with them. Of course, Will (the pumpkin collector) needed more. Not only did you get to pick a pumpkin, but you got to DECORATE it!

First, the lady wrote our names on them, so we could tell which ones were ours. Notice that neither of our children chose from the "small" pumpkins available. Fortunately for us, they had a place to store our pumpkins so we didn't have to haul them around while we enjoyed the rest of the festival. Hence, the name writing.


Let's decorate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!






All Done!!!!! Will and Caroline were so very proud of their work.





They had clowns there making balloon hats for FREE. Will loved his "pumpkin" hat.


This is the clown who made both of their pumpkin hats.

Making bracelets. Both kids were allowed to make two different bracelets, one of them using glow in the dark beads. How cool is that?

We went back up front to pick up our pumpkins so that we could go home and there were two FIRETRUCKS there. The firemen allowed us inside the cabs of BOTH of them.

Look at Joe Cool...

Caroline wasn't so sure, though.

The evening ended with a "starry" walk to the "haunted hayride" station and a very long hay ride. We got to ride all around the entire park before they dropped us at our car. We had a WONDERFUL time. We are adding this one to our list of "must do" fall activities.