Halloween is Coming

Halloween is just around the corner and we have been gearing up at the Hahn house. We kicked off the festivities last weekend with a trip to Vala's Pumpkin Patch to pick up our pumpkins. Turns out Vala's is quite the operation--the place is so big with so much going on that they actually give you pamphlets with maps and showtimes on your way in. We saw a pumpkin-eating dragon, watched the Pigtucky Derby, explored the haunted mine, navigated the corn maze, visited Bunnytown, and oh yeah, did we mention there is a pumpkin patch there as well...

The entrance to the pumpkin patch.

The pamphlet dubbed this contraption 'Xander, the Pumpkin-Eating Dragon' but realistically he should have been 'Xander, the Big, Goofy Robot That Drops Pumpkins from Really High.'

Us getting lost in the corn maze.

They had a show that used three different methods of hurling fruit into the air. The first was a giant slingshot (on the right, behind the guy) that shot apples. They didn't go too far. The second was a small air cannon (on the right, in front of the guy) that also shot apples. They didn't go a whole lot farther. The third was a large cannon (the orange one on the left) that launched pumpkins. They made it all the way over the tops of the trees in the background, making the large cannon by far the crowd favorite.


And now for some fun with cheesy cardboard photo ops:

I can't get this photo to turn sideways for this post. =(

The Pigtucky Derby! My money is on the pink piggy, Christina Hogulara, and Brendt's is on the red piggy, Bo Piglini.

Brendt enjoying the long, cold wait for the hayride out to the pumpkin patch.

It was totally worth the wait to get out to the patch and pick these fine pumpkins. Can you guess who made which pumpkin?

Spooky.

Our sad attempt to decorate for Halloween. It is scary for all the wrong reasons.

We've Been Invaded!

It's been a month since we last posted...whoops. So what have we been up to since we last blogged? Well, most exciting for us is our makeover of the office! Sad, we know, but we were tired of the office being mainly a space for unpacked boxes and clutter to congregate. Besides that, the walls were barren and white and the room didn't looked loved or lived in. And since we've had a theme in mind for quite some time, that itch to get started was turning into a rash. As always, we have a few before photos for your enjoyment...?

Before

This is just a sad, sad space.

Add a couple of hand prints on the wall and it could be out of the Blair Witch movie.

I've seen hospital rooms that looked more inviting.

After

Two walls of gray paint and two of bright orange make the office more energetic and fun!

Still a bit bare...we just don't have enough decor to fill it yet, but we have ideas. Btw, are those aliens? What is going on here?

OMG! Those are aliens! We're being invaded! Hehe. We bought these Space Invader decals almost a year ago. I like to think of them as temporary tattoos for your wall.

How can you not want to spend time the Space Invader room??!?



And now for a quick update on Reggie. He is doing great! It has been close to a month and he is almost completely healed. He was sweet enough to pose for a couple of pics for the blog.

If you look closely at this picture, you can see three of his four battle wounds. If you look at the very left of the big black spot, about level with his ear, you will see where his big gash used to be. As you can see, it is just about healed. If you look really closely, you can find what is left of the puncture wound on his back by his hindquarters. Below that you can see the spot left behind where one end of the drain tube stuck out.

A shot of his good side. =)