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The Annual Pumpkin Walk

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The Minnesota Zoo brought back the annual "Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular" this year. We've gone every year that it has been at the Zoo, with the exception of last year...they didn't have due to Covid-19. But, this year, it was back and better than ever! We went on Tuesday night and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. It was cool...but not cold. It was just cloudy enough to be spooky. The pumpkins were flickering, the music was rockin', and the drinks were delicious. The lights and mist in the trees made it a perfect way to kick off this creepily mystifying time of year!

The theme this year was "A to Z" - each letter had pumpkins carved in the section that worked with the theme of the "main" pumpkin



A for Alice...and Ava!


D for Dinosaurs...and Dee!


G for Garden...and Garrett!


L for Legends...and RBG, of course!


S for Seashore...and Scott!


It was a neat way to spend family time, while getting some exercise outside, enjoying the fresh air, and supporting the Zoo






Since the pumpkin event is at the far end of the Zoo, we had to walk by other exhibits to get there. We hadn't been to the Zoo in a while, so the new Tiger Lair was cool to walk through. (We didn't see the tigers, though...except for this big one!)


It's a requirement to hang on this guy when we exit the Zoo :)


We also said goodbye to the 1960 Chevy Biscayne that Scott inherited from his dad when Bruce passed away. This car is one that Bruce and Scott worked on together, so it was very special to Scott. He hadn't done any work on it for years, and he made the decision that it was time to sell it to someone who would give it a good home. We listed it online and had 30+ people contact us within hours of it being listed. We ended up selling it to a man who had this exact vehicle as his first car. He is super interested in finishing the work on it, and said he would give it a good home (we were happy to hear that he wasn't going to fix it up and sell it.) 

It was a bit sad to see it drive away on a trailer, but we know it's going to a place where it will be well loved. And that's exactly what we wanted!


To continue our Sunday tradition, last weekend G and I went to a park that was just a few minutes from home (but that we hadn't been to together.) I really liked how it was shaded and had a woodsy feel to it. We will definitely be going back to that one soon!


We went to a different park on Friday night so he could play with some cousins...and it was so cold that we needed to wear gloves! But, it's going to be sunny and in the upper 60's tomorrow. We turned on our furnace the other day, so it seems like fall is here, but it's meandering in, taking its time...and that is A-OK! Seems like this is a great weekend to take care of the outdoor plants before the snow comes!

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