Saturday morning we woke up determined to have some family fun time. It’s been all work all the time around here lately, and we all needed a break. We tossed a few ideas around before deciding on Greenfield Village. We got there as the gates were opening, the day was overcast, and we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves which was awesome.
I love visiting this time of year. I love fall and Halloween, as you all know, and the Village is all dressed up in vintage Halloween decorations, as well as some spooky ones too. They do Halloween Nights there, with candy and live performances, but to be honest, we prefer it like this. Empty. Without the fanfare and other people. Plus, we can actually see everything rather than be part of a huge crowd in the dark. We did that once and while it was fun, we like visiting on our own terms more.
We walked around the farm, greeting all the animals who were enjoying their breakfasts al fresco. The horses, John and Wilbur, were on their way to plow up the fields and we gave them a quick wave as they went off to work.
We walked around the “town” area, by the Wright Brothers house, closed up refreshment stands, and creepy decorations.
And made our way across the spooky covered bridge, making ghostly ooos and boos as we walked through…
These scarecrows were terrifying. I stepped in close for a photo, and and had the weirdest feeling they were watching me back. I freaked myself out, imagining one would leap off its post at me, and after snapping the picture, raced back to Billy and Wyatt.
We toured around the homes, and headed back over the bridge, not knowing the scariest monster was still to come…
Such scary!!!
Needless to say, Wyatt had fun! And so did we! (I look like a crazy person…I was helping make scary noises with Wyatt…lol)
I love this time of the year at the village! I am so happy that this year they extended the length of the visiting season for members through November. I see some mornings there in our future for a few more weeks at least!
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This looks loads of fun. I would prefer it empty too!
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It was cool to have it to ourselves!
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Great photos. Looks like a perfect day.
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Thanks! We had a lot of fun!
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Great photos! What a fun time together. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Laurel-Rain!! We had a blast.
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Love those ear to ear smiles on Wyatt’s beautiful face. Even the weather – the gray overcast sky – looks scary. The haystacks and the scarecrows would give me the creeps, too. And it seems strange that the streets are completely unpopulated…no one standing at the lemonade stand (how precious), no one sitting at the picnic tables.
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Yes!! It was so nice to have the place to ourselves but it also lent to the spooky vibe. LOL. And the gray sky definitely added to that as well. And those scarecrows!! Scary!
Wyatt had so much fun. He loves Halloween and dug seeing all the monsters!
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What a great time you all had! Sometimes we need to set everything aside and get away.
And I agree…those scarecrows are scary!
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Right??? Lol.
And yes, absolutely. I knew this week was going to be a bear as well, and I wanted to make sure we had some fun!
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That looks like an awesome place and I just love those photos of Wyatt!!! What a doll!!! Oh. I mean you and Billy are okay too. *wink*
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Lol!! Wyatt is definitely the cutest of the bunch! I look like a maniac. Lol.
I love Greenfield Village. It is one of my very favorite places to go!
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😂 you do not look like a maniac! 😂
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