Month: October 2015
Trick or Treat 2015
James dressed up as Luigi this year, staying with the Mario Brother theme. James set a new record by trick or treating all the way to Academy (the previous record was Grindley which is one block closer. James favorite candy was nerd candy and sometimes Dad could hear him asking “Do you have any nerds?” as he trick or treated.
Mom handed out candy and dressed up as a pizza this year. Probably an average crowd showed up trick or treating due to the light rain which was more of an irritant than anything else.
Halloween at Manuels Taco Hut 2015
Our tradition at Manuels Taco Hut continues as we at their Halloween day for lunch. The place opened at 1pm and their was a line outside well before it opened. Luckily we made it in the first seating so we did not have to wait for people to finish. We noticed a couple new things including a clown mirror, a talking girl corpse, and a un-living portrait that actually used the same program that we use, only they have it in a much larger frames. James ordered chicken nuggets and french fries while Mom and Dad got their usual burrito meal.
One thing that we noticed was missing was the singing pirate in the treasure chest, wonder if they are just rotating their props or if something happened to him? When we left it had just begun to sprinkle so it looks like we will have a wet Halloween for the 3rd year in a row.
Manuel’s Taco Hut is located on Ecorse Road in Taylor MI (just East of Pelham Road) and is open year round.
Halloween at Greenfield Village 2015
James was given 3 passes to Greenfield Village by one of his friends family (Thanks Ben’s Dad) and when we had a choice of wasting another Sunday on the Lions or visiting Greenfield Village we took the obvious choice. We were hoping to go on Saturday but because of the rain we postponed it till Sunday. James had lots of fun as usual and acted as our tour guide on this visit and used the map he was given to navigate us through the village. Pumpkins were everywhere and it was the perfect combination of Fall, Halloween, and History by the people of Greenfield Village and Ford Motor (James Grandad and Great Grand Dad both retired from Fords). In fact, we even saw Ben’s Dad there driving a horse drawn carriage. Mom’s favorite part was the Robert Frost house while James enjoyed the graveyard. Dad’s favorite was the creepy little forest with the spiders in the tree.
Everytime we go to the village or the museum here we have a great time, why we don’t go more often I will never know.
Best Decorated Halloween Homes 2015
We do this every few years and take pics of some of our favorite Halloween homes. All of these are a few blocks from James and all are unique in one way or another. There are many many more decorated homes but we only have space to put up a few of our favorites. These homes look very good in the daylight so you have to assume they look great at night. The neighborhood we live in has always been very active in decorating for every Holiday, guess we are just lucky. One of our favorites is the skeleton tree where all the skeletons are made out of gallon milk jugs.
Lincoln Park Middle School Football 2015
James and his dad went to the last Lincoln Park Middle School home football game which featured Lincoln Park vs Southgate in two football games. The first was the JV game (or 7th graders I believe) and the second was the Varsity game (8th Graders).
The event was very well organized and included a half time show by the cheerleaders and even concessions. Each quarter was ten minutes and the clock only seemed to stop when a timeout was called or when there was a possession change.
James had a blast rooting his school on and wants to see more football in the future. Maybe a trip to the “Big House” is what he needs in the future.
James Halloween Party 2015
James had his annual Halloween party and everyone had a wonderful time. Its really hard to believe that this is his fifth year of doing this, and he (or should I say “we”) are still having fun. This year we had plenty of crafts for the kids, and also a few jokes and magic effects. We often say this isn’t really a party, more of a get together or open house since we don’t have any scheduled events or anything like that. Folks can stop in from 2pm till 7pm to say hi and can stay for a few minute or a few hours, whatever their schedule allows. James is very thankful to all who did attend and plans to have his 2016 Halloween Party on Oct 22nd, 2016.
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