Halloween seems to take over October but we don't mind! We returned to Abbey Farms Pumpkin Daze this year. Madelyn loved it like last year. There was so much to do! Madelyn loved the hayride and had fun running though the corn maze even through we got more lost than we had planned. She also liked pretending to lasso the animals, going down the jumpy slides, riding on the zipline and sliding down the hill slides.
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| First up Hayride |
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| Lasso it Madelyn |
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| Connor, Juliana, & Madelyn |
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| Madelyn followed Connor who made up his own path |
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| Talking to Daddy on their corn phones |
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| Pumping the water to make the ducks go |
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| Climbing up the big slide all by herself. |
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| Whee!! |
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| Madelyn on the zipline. |
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| She loved it!! |
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| Sliding down the hill slide face first. |
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| Madelyn and Connor |
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| Madelyn, Juliana & Connor |
Then we hit up Safety Town trick-or-treating for the third year in a row with our friend Eliza. Madelyn went as a pretty pink witch but I couldn't get her to keep her hat on and Eliza was a beautiful butterfly.
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| Madelyn and Laney |
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| It was hard getting a photo of them both looking! |
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| Giving Daddy's kisses. |
We also went to a small Halloween thing sponsored by realtor from our neighborhood.They had face painting, pony rides, games, a petting zoo, pumpkin decorating but Madelyn's favorite was the free popcorn! She surprised us all when she actually rode on the pony. She always says she wants to but then when it's time, she gets scared. Way to conquer your fears, Madelyn! Aunt Laura and her boyfriend, Dan, also came to see us and join in on the fun. Then we went to brunch together afterwards at Pancake Cafe.
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| Face painting |
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| Loving her pumpkin face paint & her popcorn! |
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| Checking out the baby pigs. |
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| She loved the ducks. |
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| She wasn't that interested in decorating her pumpkin. |
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| She didn't get that you were supposed to stand in one spot! |
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| Aunt Laura and Madelyn |
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| Still not sure. |
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| Madelyn riding a pony! |
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| She even gave a smile :) |
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| Sporting all the fun gifts from Aunt Laura all at once! |
This year, we decided to try carving a pumpkin for the first time. Madelyn was interested but didn't want to touch the insides of the pumpkin so mommy did all the scooping. Madelyn's favorite part was cleaning off the pumpkin with water so we could draw on it to make the face. She also enjoyed drawing on it. Maybe next year she'll do more.
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| Her face was funny when I showed her the guts of the pumpkin. |
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| Cleaning off the front of the pumpkin |
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| Drawing on the pumpkin was fun! |
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| Finished product. |
Madelyn had a party at school and both mommy and daddy were able to come and join in the fun.
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| Scarlett, our neighbor, Madelyn and Katie |
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| Connor the fireman |
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| Elin and Madelyn (friends since they were little babies) |
It was a rainy day but it stopped in time to get in some short trick-or-treating. Brian took Madelyn around our neighborhood. She loved it but also was a big help passing out candy at home until a kid came with a scary mask on that terrified her--poor thing. We also went to a neighbor's house that Halloween night for a Halloween party. It was a lot of fun but Madelyn got scared of the gorilla. Luckily the little boy was sweet and took off his mask to show her, he was just a boy. After that Madelyn wanted to see the gorilla but was still scared of it.
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| Out and About Trick or Treating |
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| Passing out candy |
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| Connor, Juliana and Madelyn |
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| Dressed up for our Halloween party: Mommy and Madelyn |
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| My attempt at making cheese and crackers Halloweeny. I cut the cheese in moon, pumpkin and ghost shapes. |
