Trunk-or-Treat

Our church congregation (ward) held their annual primary trunk-or-treat which has always been a great time for the kids at church, including our girls.

The activity included games of all sorts such as "pin the nose on the witch", doughnuts on a string, and musical chairs. However as fun as the games are it is the main finally the kids really look forward to. You see everyone stands or sits in their vehicle trunks and passes out candy to the children as they make their way around the parking lot. A fun time full of sugary candy and smiles.

Pumpkin Carving

The annual family pumpkin carving was held at our house this year and proved to be full of fun and pumpkin guts. Unfortunately I had to work but from the pictures it appears that I missed a very good time.

The pumpkins slowly were given life with each slice and cut. The jackolanterns were brought to be just in time for the Halloween season.


What is most joyous to consider is how much our children have grown and matured over the last year. This year I was told of how much detail the jackolanterns displayed as the kids creativity was used. Molly even added zits to her pumpkin masterpiece.



Good times were had indeed.....

Hunting for the Geocache

We finally got to enjoy a treasure hunt adventure with our friends the Williams. Mike recently began using his GPS device to participate in a new form of fun called geocaching. It is basically a high tech scavenger hunt. The program is internet based where you can find coordinates for hidden caches that have been placed in obscure locations by members of this organization. Then you go out and use the GPS to locate the hidden treasure. This hidden treasure is usually just a small box with some nick nacks with the understanding that you take something and you leave something.

Our adventure led us near Bellbrooke, Ohio which Kristy and I fell in love with....but that is for a different blog concerning our continual search for a permanent place to call home. So we walked some trails crossed some creeks and found a cache. Molly and Jaisen (Mikes oldest daughter) both really enjoyed our little adventure. It sure was an inexpensive day of fun and exercise. To learn more about this new sport go to www.geocaching.com


After this day of trailblazing we decided to rejuvenate our strength at Red Lobster where Mike and I enjoyed the all-you-can-eat shrimp. I don' know about geochaching, but the treasure from the sea we obtained at the end of the day was a treasure in deed. I love shrimp......

Napoleon Gets Gutted

A unique form of pumpkin carving has captured Napoleon Dynamite most appropriately. To see more of this style of pumpkin carving checkout www.pumpkingutter.com

Midwest America Halloween Capitol - Foy's of Fairborn

When it comes to city's and towns most have their thing, a great football team, a natural wonder, a historical section, or a unique restaurant, but for Fairborn, Ohio what they have is Halloween. That's right, if any town in the Midwest can stake a claim to this Fall time holiday it is Fairborn. Why you may wonder, it all has to do with a chain of stores called after the last name of their owner.... Foy's. There are six Foy's stores along Main St. in Fairborn and each provides something unique and linked to Halloween. From an adult costume store, to a children's costume store, to a haunted house supply store, to a general Halloween store, there is even a Diner, and a five-and-dime store. So when October rolls around Fairborn comes alive like no other time of year.



So we decided to take part in this Fairborn nostalgia. We grabbed some food from a street side vendor and then went through Halloween Avenue - Foy's style.


One local personality we found hanging around Foy's whom also stakes claim in Halloween is Dr. Creep. In the 1980's he was a late night horror host for a local TV stations Saturday night movie horror marathon. He currently is at it again on Sunday nights. Molly had a great time meeting the Doctor and even got his autograph. Molly later learned that her Uncle Eric also met Dr. Creep but was too afraid to talk to him. To learn more about the good doctor go to www.drcreep.com



One of our purposes for visiting the Foy's Halloween Stores was to find Kristy a new costume. Due to Neleha's current love of Disney's Incredibles, Kristy got her own Incredibles costume to match the one we got for Neleha.


After we found Kristy's costume we came across this make-up effects artist making wounds on people. After he had finished on someone he asked who was next and our Molly jumped right up in his chair. She was so thrilled to have this chance to get what she called a "scar" on her face.


She did such a great job in staying still, the artist even commented on how well she did. He even said that she was bound to be a movie star one day because of how well she was able to cooperate with getting made up.



Molly was so proud of her scar that she insisted on trying to preserve it through the night by covering it with toilet paper. Unfortunately this method only prevented the make-up from rubbing onto her pillow. Her scar was a real mess when she woke up the next morning when she agreed to finally clean it off.