My hometown has a ghost walk on Saturday when kids in their Halloween costumes walk around to the businesses on the square and collect candy. We participated for the first time. Even Hannah got dressed for the occasion - no candy for her though.
Pretty Page County Courthouse in the background
Thomas the Tank Engine was running out of steam by the time we had waited in line for the walk to begin.
Each year on the last weekend of October, my dad's side of the family
comes together near my hometown to celebrate an early Thanksgiving.
Since it is close to Halloween - we have dubbed this event
"Hallowgiving." Close to 50 family members come for a day full of family fun and lots of great food. Sometimes all that food and fun and wear the (big and little) kids out!
Quiet time for some of the kids, including Tyler and cousin Kelsey
Betsy and Kelsey enjoying the afternoon craft - painting a pumpkin jar.
Trust and Faith painting together
Conner
Kelsey
Katie
The next day we went on a dry creek bed walk on the Geer Family Farm. Tyler and Kelsey hunted for treasures for their baskets.
Grandma & Kelsey checking out a wolly worm
Climbing under....
...and over
While in Clarinda my family aslo got a family picture taken on the farm for my parent's Thanksgiving letter. Tyler and Kelsey played ring-around-the-rosey after the photo shoot.
Then it was snack time in Great-Grandma's kitchen
Then we braved the windy day to go collect some field corn for my Mom's squirrels to enjoy over the winter. This field had been damaged by hail, so there was a lot of corn on the ground to find.
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