Jill, Will, Elsie & Madelyn: Halloween Fun

This year we took advantage of several Halloween events around town and had a blast! Will and Elsie started out the fun by going to Bat Fest at the Cincinnati Museum Center. This event was sort of by accident because it wasn't until they already decided to go that they discovered the museum was having this event. Nevertheless, they had a good time! They did all sorts of batty things like go through the cave, taste fruits pollinated by bats, and watch a bat flight. Elsie came home with a bat mask and stamp. Following the museum, we went to Halloween Nights at Parky's Farm that evening after dinner. They had light displays, a fun house, a hardly haunted tent, an on-stage entertainer, and other little things for kids and families. Our favorite thing was the hayride! We also went to HallZOOween. We had an enjoyable day at the zoo; which included some highlights like hearing the white tigers roar at each other and seeing the new baby manatee. We also had a Halloween party at our Tuesday play group! We had lots of delicious food and the kids all dressed up :) For Halloween, we had Will's family here. My parents joined us for dinner and part of the time. Elsie trick or treated for about an hour with Will, Baba, Auntie Em, and Alahna, who was a cheetah. It was nice and wet, but Elsie didn't want to stop!

On the way home from Bat Fest