Halloween night was a dark cold night. Just standing still for a few minutes brought shivers up and down our spines. And we were crazy enough to stand out in the cold for an hour and a half just to ride a train.
A mysterious scary clown showing up in our pictures was enough to spook anyone, but the train ride itself was pretty darn spooky! Poor Mandy was terrified. Heck even Nathan jumped and I screamed when we passed a line of trees and a fire engine suddenly came to life.
The train robbers with their guns blasting were pretty scary too. Not to mention the goblin jumping onto the train and trying to grab at us, the chain saw murderer, the witches, the monsters, and every other scary creature you can imagine. We had to pry Mandy’s hands away from Dallin’s legs because she was hanging on so hard that she was hurting him!
I asked Dallin after the ride if all the waiting was worth it. He responded with a resounding YES! I think one the best parts for him was that Meme (my mom) was waiting inside the train station helping out with directing people onto the trains. And while he was happy just to see her, he was even happier when she surprised him and Mandy with their very own train engineer hats. It is now one of his most prized possessions. We are looking forward to going back to ride the Christmas train in December!
Mandy loves hers too.
I love it!!! That would make anyone a little more scared when even the weather is creepy! I am glad it was fun.
ReplyDeleteGrandpa jammes worked for the railroad and Aaron got his conductor hat. When we decided to Name Harris after grandpa we decided to do it in trains as well. I loved seeing Mandy and Dallin in their hats it gave me a little glimpse into my future with Harris. Yeah for the Jarvis family having a fun night and loving a good/ scary train ride!
We were chased by chainsaw murderers, evil doctors, and monsters too - but my girls didn't have the same reaction as Dallin. Bre wasn't sure what to think and Haley was quite upset with me for taking her!
ReplyDeleteI had fun though!
It looks like the hat is the only part Mandy liked... her face is not happy in that picture! I'm a big scaredy cat so I would probably have screamed too.
ReplyDeleteHow Fun! Looks like a blast! Sounds like fun to have a spooky train ride... all the more reason to snuggle up!
ReplyDeleteI think I would have been scared out of my wits...I hate clowns.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like ya'll had a great time, and the kids got a wonderful momento to remember the ride!
I think the Christmas train sounds more my speed.
Who doesn't love a good scream? I do! Mandy's eyes look like chocolate, gorgeous!
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