Halloween Time

 Spencer started celebrating Halloween when he found an old chicken costume that Emily wore one year.  He drug this around putting it on and off for the entire month. 

For the trunk or treat, Emily thought we should decorate as the ocean and then was gone all Sat afternoon working on a school project so Jane took the vision and made our trunk the reality.   

Introducing Grandpa "Henry" Richards  

😆  I could never get him to smile in any of the pictures.  I guess he took his roll seriously to be a grumpy old man

Pauline invited us up for dinner and asked the kids to come dressed up.   Sunday is a busy  day for me and I was too exhausted to make Spencer a grandpa so I utilized his passion for the chicken costume. 

Time for trick or treating.   

Jane met up with the gang and ran around the neighborhood and then she and her friend ran around the other part of our wards neighborhood and then convinced me to take her over to her teacher's neighborhood.  Her teacher was so happy to see her she gave her like 5 full size candy bars.    The Bart came out in her and she kept going like the energizer bunny and ended up with 14 lbs of candy.   Currently we are having discussions about possibly donating some of the candy. 

Aaron met up with his gang of boys and scoured the neighborhood and then scoured the other 1/2 of the wards neighborhood.  I didn't see his cute happy face all night but I'm assuming he had a blast.

Spencer and I set out together to pokey around the neighborhood while Bart handed out candy.  He was overjoyed when we ran into his besties Joseph and Lucy  and he happily ran around with them until he got cold and then suddenly he had enough candy and had enough trick or treating and just wanted to be home. 

Emily hooked up with friends and was all over our neighborhood and then all over her friends Alix's neighborhood as the chipmunks and ducktails.  

Halloween is now over but Spencer in denial as he has scoured our house for all black clothing and gloves to go with his newest pirate costume.  

Final Farewells

Rumor has it Papa after 40+ years is gearing up to retire.   Great for him but sad for my kids who have spent a lot of time with cousins and some friends having a "great time here at Lagoon"! 

Usually we make it out to Lagoon once for Frightmares but maybe we were feeling a little nostalgic that our time at Lagoon aka free season passes is ending we took a few trips out there this fall.    A couple of the times we met up with cousins while John was the exec on the park and had a great time with the cousins.   

Emily has a few friends with season passes and one of the days they caught a ride with us up there and stayed all day until one of the other girls mom's came to get them.   I think they took more pictures than rides.  

A nice family in our ward had season passes this year and took Emily with them a couple of times so we returned the favor and came up on a Friday after school one weekend.  

It's always sad to see an era end but we are so grateful for all the memories made throughout the years as being a family at Lagoon.    We may go back again but not for a couple of years.   Maybe we can have a Richards family reunion there again when the new ride comes out?