Scarecrow Festival

This morning, as I was getting ready, I was trying to figure out just how many years I have been going to the Scarecrow Festival. I started going with my fam when I was junior highish - I remember helping Brian get through the hay maze (he was little and a great excuse for me to have fun without being immature (: ) so I am guessing it has been about 15 years! I love it! I am pretty sure that our Germany year was the only time I have missed! Mike and I even took nieces and nephews for a couple years as an excuse to still go! Anyway, while we were standing in line waiting to get in, the lady behind us said that this is the 16th year! I just might have been there from the beginning! (that makes me feel old!)

Well, the festival has changed quite a bit from back in the day...The biggest change? They used to have a whole scarecrow tent, people would decorate/create scarecrows and then they would be displayed and auctioned off at some point as part of the fundraiser. (kinda like the festival of trees) Hence the name - SCARECROW festival ?!? But this is no more, and don't ask cuz the kid will look at you like you are crazy! Whatever - other than this - change has been good - lots more to do and best of all it was moved to Thanksgiving Point this year, super close!

Okay, enough on the history lesson. Here are a couple highlights from our trip today! It was stinkin' cold and cloudy but this didn't hinder us much, except when trying to get the kids to eat lunch...

Paislee loved her prizes and jumping in the bounce house!


Scary Lukey was a scaredy cat on all of the bouncy slides and stuff but was a good sport watching Adi try each one out!

I love how Logan is affectionately waiting for Adi in this picture - AFFECTIONATE, yep that describes Logan in a nutshell today(see previous post).

I love that my mom started fun traditions like this and that I can keep doing them with my little family! Thanks mom, love ya!