well we didn't get a call.... so I am guessing we didn't win the town contest.... but here are all our photos... and some videos
we had such a blast .... the kids were going crazy.... one girl left and brought back more kids to show how cool our house was... it was worth every bit of work
http://picasaweb.google.com/AllisonNJ71/Halloween200802#
OMG Allison...you should of won! I can't imagine anyone having as spooky of a yard as that!!!! That was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you.... I am telling you.... we are like two kids setting all this stuff up.... giggling knowing how creepy some stuff is and seeing some of the kids (and parents) reactions makes it totally worth it
I should have taken a video of Randy's coffin at night... can't see the green strobe light inside in the one I posted... makes it so much cooler
So cool, Allison!
Anna is already planning for next year!! What did you use to 'stuff' the ghosts in the trees?
coat hangers... styrofoam balls for the heads... I stretched the part that hangs.. straight and shoved the ball through it... tie around the neck... first the support line... which I used heavy fishing line... and hot glued it to the back of the ball.... and then after putting sheet on tied the neck tight... and loosely tacked stitched the top of the arms right below the hanger... from 1/2 way down the hanger to the ends.... just so it won't totally flip up... bent the bottom part up to look like arms... curved the arms... and all done.... so easy and this is our second year using the same ones.... and they really aren't showing too much wear at all.. considering we keep them out for almost a month.... that's really good
when the wind is really blowing they puff up and look huge... only thing once in a while the corner will flip over and we have to pull it back down
Our pumpkins!!!
cool pumpkins.... this one is my fav. out of ours
and of course this one is Randy's
well the winning photos are posted..... we didn't win
http://family.webshots.com/album/568293248OWtZnP?start=0
Oh Allison, I'm so sorry! I thought yours were better!
thank you.... the 1st place house was pretty good though..... maybe they didn't want me to win the first year entering
Sometimes that's right, Allison---people entering multiple times may have an in---but yours was tops!
ooohhh blush.... thank you.... I figured we decorate every year.... why not enter... either way we love doing it for the kids
That was great Allison. I love Halloween, and really enjoy the houses that people take so much time to decorate. We go driving around each year with the grand kids at Halloween and Christmas to enjoy the displays. I'm sure your efforts gave a lot of people enjoyment. And not just the kids, either!
Nice pumpkins, Dawn!
next house we need to live on a street with more traffic though
There is a house in the town where we used to live actually puts on a live show.
I had an idea to take one of the gazebo or tarp garage frames... cover it in black fabric... paint black light polka dots on the inside... make up two costumes all black with the same polka dots... to make it look like the walls came alive... now I need are a few kids to hijack to do the job
:)
