Gardner Village 2015 - Witch Fest

Another witch fest is upon up this year.  This year they've crossed what the kids love and the adults love.  The witch skits are back and the playground is up as well.  $6 per each child and adult was easy to pay with the skits and the playground. The interaction with the witches is well worth it for me as an adult and then the playground to wear out those kids.  The witches are more than happy to pose for photos with the kids.  The playfulness with the children was wonderful.  My son made a potion with a witch.  There was the witches beauty parlor and cooking at the grill.  Just before you leave you have to open various doors with the witches before you leave for the playground to see what you find in side.
Lucia & Ms Spells were our entertainment this trip.  Planning to go back with my son again.  It was delightful. 
A nice mix this year.  Hats of to Gardner Village this year! Or rather,  Hats on to the Witches!

Kids taking pictures on your Cell Phone

I finally put on some shorts for two reasons...

1. I need to take out the trash.
2. I caught my son just before he snapped a picture of me...running around in my T-shirt and underwear....... No it's not so bad, but last night I was teaching him how to send photos to his dad on text messaging.... No that's no so bad either. His dad has obviously seen me in my underwear, but what if he sent it to the wrong person?.....
Yeah, we had a talk about taking pictures of mom in her T-shirt and underwear...

Angry Breakfast

Mom I threw up...

In the middle of the night last night I heard those infamous words "Mom I threw up. It's all over my blanket" I had him go lay down in the living room and got  up to survey the damage,
He threw up alright. He threw down, sideways and projectile across the floor. He puked on the dog bed,  the hallway all the way into the bathroom.....
This morning,  he claims he feels fine.
This afternoon, I'm still cleaning up puke.

Trick or Treating 2014

It's Halloween Time Again at Gardner Village! 2014

It's that time again...
Where we look for Halloween themed things to do with our children..
We gave Gardner Village a shot again after last years fiasco. While their activities greatly improved,
here are a few things you ought to know.

1. All the little skits are gone that we once were entertained by.
2. It's now basically a giant playground for the kids.
3. It's $6 dollars a head. Even for the parents to go in and chaperone their kids in a playground and keep them out of mischief. Yup! While it's a kid base activity, they charge the adults to go in with them. Long gone are the days of the witches and the little skits they'd act out.

On the other hand. Kids have a completely excited blast in the play area. Especially on the new jump pillow. Adults can jump too, but Mom the photographer was taking pics....
They have a hay maze, several slide and a candy corn box to play in (dried corn to play in like a sandbox). There is a dance area as well.

The pony ride are back again this year! You have the option of putting them on the pony carousel (that will never happen for my boy as long as they have the other one) and the Pony ride around Garner Village.
The Pony Ride around the village is the ride of choice for most. If you're luck enough to get the owner of 'The Farm at Gardner Village' you're in for a treat! He's entertaining and fun. He's charming with the children and crack many a joke. He says hi to everyone as he passes and teacher the girls to wave as they go by and the boys to tip a cowboy hat at the ladies!

Enough of my talking, how about a few photos courtesy of Tashee Photography..

Let sleeping Witches Lay

Showing a Little girl how to pet the pony.

Gil the owner becoming a pony ride for a little girl.

Gil trying to get my son to blow kisses to the girls.

My son thoroughly enjoyed the ride if you couldn't tell.

Playing Video Games

So one of the boys I used to babysit when I was a teenager is a grown man with kids himself... This was his post the other day......

"My son is in the other room playing video games. We here him say the f word and Shana tells him to watch his potty mouth. What he said next makes me proud to have a quick witted son. He told her she needs to bring him a mirror!"

 

Need I say more?