My favorite Halloween tradition that I love more than Halloween is our annual tradition of taking the boys and their friends to Cornbelly's out at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah. I think that this was our 6 or 7th year going there. This tradition was started before Gage was born! For the past 2 years we had taken both of Brock and Gage's friends Drew and Domi, but this year, I decided Gage was old enough to bring his own friend, so he invited John Lyman. This year was the longest we'd ever spent at Cornbelly's. We were there from 10 -6 (8 hours). Cornbelly's does become haunted at night, so I decided I had to force the children to come home with me, they could have easily stayed there another 3-4 hours. We didn't even travel into the Corn Maize this time, and that takes about 1-2 hours before becoming so frustrated that you can't find your way out and give up. Drew and Brock did their own (older kid stuff) like Gem stone mining and pumpkin tetherball. Gage and John enjoyed doing all the things that Brock used to love doing when he was a lil guy. Please enjoy the following pictures depicting all the many fun activities at Cornbelly's.
Haunted Hayride (you get to view intricately carved jack o'lanterns during this ride
Pedal Go Karts
The famous Cow Train
Inflatable Haunted House Maze
The famous Bouncing pillow (there were 3 sizes of them this year)
The Grain Train (cute little carts pulled by a tractor)
The Duck Races
Mini corn maize for "little babies"
John sliding down Hay Mountain
John venturing up Hay Mountain on one of the many ways you can get up there
Eating our traditional lunch around one of the fire pits
Playing Cornball (like volleyball, but with a large cornball and hay bale net)
The Cornsnake entrance
The 80 foot long inflatable "Creature" Spook Alley *it is very dark with scary/loud noises and some animatronics inside during the day when it supposedly isn't haunted
Playing inside the large cornbox, Brock getting buried in the corn. Note: after children are done playing in this, you will find dried corn kernels inside your house for weeks.
Pumpkin tetherball *there are 5-6 poles, Brock and Drew played this for hours
Pedal Tricycle course
Gemstone mining *Brock and Drew spent hours doing this too
This is what happens to rule breakers at Cornbelly's, my kids make it here each year
Gage getting buried in the corn
Playing tag on another Hale Bale Mountain with tunnels that go through it
Gage spinning the activity wheel to see what to do next
the famous Chicken show *love it
some of the carved jack O'lanterns during the hayride
swing set thing made of pieces of tire *extreme difficulty staying on
John trying to rope this anvil thingActivities not pictured:
The Corn Maize
Pig races
Pumpkin Cannons
Pumpkin Patch
The Haunted Cornophobia Cornmaize
Pumpkin Paintball
The Cornbelly's Hall of Fame
We are already for Cornbelly's 2011. Thanks Brock, Gage, Drew and John for the memories! Note to parents: You will love the activities just as much as your kids. Live a little, let down your hair and enjoy. This is worth every penny, I promise!
hugs~
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