Yesterday, I finally finished our Scarecrow costume. I started it second and somehow finished it last. It looks really cute though and I can’t wait to see it on Ashleigh! A few things I noticed while putting it together that may help others…
- Burlap is itchy. Like really itchy!
- Burlap is not the greatest material to sew together unless you use the really tight zigzag sewing machine setting (which I failed to do). It just keeps on unraveling.
- My bonus room/office is a mess with all the shedding pieces of burlap. Speaking of messes, the fur from the lion costume didn’t help matters.
- Hot glue will come through the burlap…use with caution. Again, ouch! This is why that brain would come in handy at times
Other than that, it was a pretty easy costume to put together. Would have been even easier with felt or fleece for the shirt and pants. Probably more comfortable for the person wearing it too, but we are going for realistic looks here people, not comfort!
Ashleigh seems really happy with it and in the end, that’s all that matters to me. Plus, I can probably save it for next year and stuff it for my porch. Dual use=score! Here’s a picture before it was completely finished. You’ll see finished photos next week sometime!
I’m pretty sure my friends Christina and Jeff, along with my husband, would disagree with that statement. On Saturday we went to Panic Point in Youngsville,NC. It’s supposedly the best haunted attraction in the Raleigh area according to their website.
The last time I was at your typical haunted house was probably 13 years ago, maybe 14. Yikes! Both Christina and Paul were with me then too. The line was forever long and it took all night to get in. Remembering this, we got to Panic Point like 30 minutes early…I think we were the second car! Woo hoo! (Side note, there was this BMW limo van dropping off like 15 kids with 2 parent chaperones. I hope to be that cool parent someday!)
We were basically in an open field surrounded by woods and it had a very campy feel to it. Totally a “We just threw this together to lure you in so you can never get out” feel. Super fun for someone who is afraid of her own shadow. We got our tickets for the Haunted Forest…$15 to be tortured is not a bad price! We didn’t want to be the first group to go through so we hung out by the bon fire and watched some of the other guests participate in other fun,scary stuff.
Leap of Death- You climb up a pole (like a telephone pole) and then jump off. I would have so owned that had I not wore my new boots.
Zombie Shoot Out- You shoot “Zombies” with a paint ball gun. Looking back, I really should have done this…it would have been really fun but I’m scared of Zombies.
Ghost Bus- Hop a board a school bus of scary? No thanks. That just seems a little too close and personal for me.
Menacing Maze- I thought Paul said this was the Medicine Maze, thought it was odd and later realized it was the Menacing Maze. Have you seen Children of the Corn? I was not about to put myself in a position to run into Malachi.
Dark Walk- Walking in the forest in complete darkness…I’ll pass.
We finally decided that is was dark enough to go through the Haunted Forest, also I really didn’t want to take anymore chances hanging around the guy with the chainsaw. No pics were allowed to be taken, no running (really?) and no touching the workers. The path through the forest was lit by solar lights and there was a couple in front of us with 2 children around the age of 10 ( too young for this I’m sure). I was sure it wouldn’t be too scary, especially since we had people in front of us that were getting scared first. I was wrong.
On the webpage, there is a quote …
Joe, hold on, I think I just peed my pants……Yeah, yeah I did.
– Unknown female
I’m pretty sure that was me, only I actually said Paul. Give me a break, I have 4 kids!
Once we were done with the Haunted Forest, we got tickets for the Howling Hayride and had a more relaxing, yet still spooky, trip through the woods. Paul was watching the WVU game on his phone on the hayride and I think that was the scariest thing he witnessed all night.
We had a great time and I would do it again in a heartbeat, although I did make Paul leave the bathroom light on that night.
Paul had been mentioning a Pumpkin festival in the little town where he works for a few weeks but realized Friday that it was this past weekend. They were suppose to have fireworks at 8pm on Saturday, so we decided to head over there in the evening and check it out.
We walked around and browsed through all of the vendors. There were all sorts of items for sale and of course the kids wanted one of everything. All of a sudden Ashleigh starts saying ” I’m just here for the boos!” over and over again. I’m a little slow, but Paul quickly told her to stop. I laughed and didn’t think anything of it.
I took a picture of Paul and the kids by his company’s crane…
We started to walk off towards the carnival but Paul and I aren’t fans of thrown together rides and I was miserable and hot. Please note how everyone is wearing shorts in the above pic. Yeah, I thought it was going to be cool, so I wore jeans and 2 shirts so I wouldn’t have to wear a coat. Nice! We decided we would leave and go to Cracker Barrel for dinner since we are also not into festival food. The kids were a little disappointed though since they were promised fireworks. They were bribed with cotton candy 😉
On the way to eat, it finally hit me. Ashleigh was reading a sign for Halloween that said ‘I’m Just Here for the Boos” but to Paul (and probably everyone else) it sounded like she was saying “I’m Just Here for the Booze”. My 9-year-old is walking around sounding like she needs a drink and I was having a blonde moment. In my defense, I don’t refer to alcohol as booze so it didn’t even cross my mind.
We ate dinner and ended up driving right through the town when the fireworks were suppose to go off. Paul pulled over and everyone got to see them. YAY! Though, it is odd to watch fireworks in October.
The festival is probably great… IF you live there. We weren’t entirely impressed but we were there at the end of the day. It could have been more exciting earlier on. Either way, it was still another fun family adventure with lots of laughs!!
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