Today, we are celebrating Halloween with the Witches Ride in Lakeway. This is an annual event, and we don’t want to miss it. Kids dress up and take a one-mile ride on anything that doesn’t have a motor. After the ride, there is a carnival for more fun. We will be eating carnival food, and our entertainment is Michael Jackson.
Menu
BBQ, Kettle corn, Ice cream, Cotton candy, Pizza, donuts, lemonade,
Photo by Resa McConaghy
Let’s go. Yes, you all will fit. It is a magic bus.
There’s the sign
The fire crew is here.
A welcome from the Activity Center.
Some of the decorations
Parks and Recreation table.
Carnaval games.
He rang the bell.
Let’s hear it for the bookmobile.
Scary movie on the big screen
The first course is pizza.
Then BBQ.
Donuts and lemonade.
Cotton candy.
Ice cream
Kettle corn.
Even our HEB Grocery store is here.
The band getting ready to play.
A flying goul.
Another
A third with pretty shoes.
Bike riders.
More bikes.
Mom gives directions.
A witch.
Mom doing the run.
A witch on a bike and one on skates.
A wizard.
An angel and devil
Another Angel
I hope you enjoyed the Witches Ride. Now let’s go to the carnival and enjoy the evening.
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Looks like a lot of fun.
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The kids have so much fun.
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I had a blast, how about you? But I can’t eat any more!!
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The menu took an award for highest calorie and fat content ever. I’m with you – no more. Thanks, GP
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Now that cotton candy truck is interesting and a first for me. BBQ and kettle corn for me to munch as I listen to the band.
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Kettle corn is great for munching. Good choice.
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A movin’ and a grovin’!
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So true. Thanks Pam.
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Your parks and rec department are always busy with some sort of activity. Well done, them.
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They are a treasure. Thanks Darlene.
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That sure looks like a fun celebration for your town, John, with lots of good food. The grocery store founded by Howard Edwar Butt has really been successful.
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HEB is the dominant grocery in Texas. Thanks, Tim.
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Fun looking event. Can’t recognize the movie, but not a horror fan.
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The movie was Casper the Ghost
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Never would have guessed that.
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I know right?
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Your community put on a very spooktacular event! 🎃 Well done.
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Thank you, Monika. That’s our Parks and Rec group.
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They do a great job with these events.
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They do. 😁
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It looks like a very fun event, particularly for families!
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There were a lot of families there.
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What a fun event for the kids! Great thinking! However, after all that food, I’d be waddling home!
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Yes a waddle is a good speed.
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Wow! I’ve never seen inflatable booths before. Maybe we’ll all be living in inflatable houses soon.
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It was kind of strange. Thanks, Craig.
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How could I possibly resist a title like Witches Ride? John, you’ve outdone yourself! This is the most fun I’ve had all week. (Okay, it’s Sunday, so I’ll say “IN” the past week. I love Resa’s Paranoid van. Everything was so cool, especially the cotton candy “truck.” Big hugs.
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Thank you, Teagan. It was all so well done. The kids I saw were having so much fun.
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I used to love handing out candy to the trick-or-treaters — even when I was young enough to go myself. The Ride is a great alternative.
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It is a fun event for sure. There is still trick or treat but people love this event.
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Wasn’t that a party!
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Yes it was.
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It looks like it was Spooktacular time! Sorry, I couldn’t resist. 😊
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Yeah that’s okay. It was spooktacular. Thanks, Deborah.
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This looks like so much fun. I wish I could celebrate Halloween too.
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You can. Get a piece of paper and some colored pencils. Now make a pumpkin face on the paper color it and write Happy Halloween. Fold it up and put it on your desk. On October 31st open the paper. There, you have celebrated.
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Haha.
I’ll definitely do that. 😊
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Sounds like a plan.
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Ice cream, donuts and pizza…all my basic food groups are here. This was great!
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Can you imagine? No salad either. Thanks, Lois.
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Looks like a lot of fun! And with a kid-friendly menu like that, I’m sure nobody went home hungry!
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A little buzzed on sugar maybe. Thanks, Debbie.
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Looks like a lot of fun! And with a kid-friendly menu like that, I’m sure nobody went home hungry!
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That looks like a fun event. Lakeway seems like a great neighborhood. I am curious about the blurring of the many of the kids lower portion of the face. Is that done in the photo to protect their identity or was it something they had on their faces?
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I blur them since they are below 18. You never know where kid photos show up and I certainly don’t want to be the cause of a kid’s embarrassment. Thanks for asking, Thomas.
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That sounds like a good idea. Good thinking!
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I do the same with license plates
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That is smart
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😊
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I gotta say, your activity centre is a busy entity. I love that there is always something going on.
Halloween is so cool! Costumes and candy, what more could a kid want?
I had a cool thing going with Halloween candy. Much of it would last years. Sure, I ate some, but I’d work hard, gather lots and then I’d hoard.
The other 2 candy events were Christmas and Easter. All the kids would eat theirs within days, and other than candy canes, which no one liked, most Christmas and Easter candies didn’t last.
However, I always had a stash. I used it for “favours”. Ha!
OR trades. Ah, the good ol’ Halloween candy days!
🎃𝔛 🎃𝔛 🎃𝔛 🎃𝔛
PS – So happy you used the Magic Bus!
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The bus was great. The candy hoarders were famous in my neighborhood. The girl next door was one of the biggest.
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Aha!
Candy hoarders…and here I thought I was the only one!
🍬⚔︎
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Nope you have company. 😁X
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What fun! I especially like the idea of not using motors.
Thriller has become a Halloween staple almost like candy.
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Yes Thriller is almost a cliché
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All the riders are adorable and cheers for the bookmobile, yes! 📚
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Thy are always at events and it is nice to see.
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Reminds me of a book I read a few years ago: The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan. 📚👏🏻
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I’ll have to look that one up. Thanks, Michele
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It’s a great one! I enjoyed it very much.
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😁
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I was amazed that the food vendors were still there even though I’m a day late – or at least they appeared to be. What was in that lemonade?
Looks like a fun event
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It was 99% Mike’s hard free. The vendors always wait for you.
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Halloween costumes, pizza, books, and ice cream – sounds like my kind of day!
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Yup.
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HI John, this looks like a fun day. Did you blog out the children’s faces (looks like a face mask)? Is that for security reasons?
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Yes. I try not to photograph kids but sometimes it is unavoidable. In those cases I blur their identity so that their image can’t be used in other ways.
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I thought so – wise. At first glance, I thought they were wearing face masks.
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I tried to give that impression.
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Love the spirit!
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This was fun! Thanks, John.
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You are welcome,Jennie.
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Merry witch ride! Curious event, dear John! Thank you for report and the mood.🍤🍤🍤🍻😉
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Yes, it is curious. Thanks, Maria.
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