RILEYS HAUNTED YARD

Riley and his 4th annual HAUNTED YARD

Posted in the Davis County Clipper front page 2 years in a row. Good job Riley!

Each year that Riley turns this yard into a haunted fun fest he adds a few more attractions. I was able to help him set up this year which was very hard to say the least. Riley begins setting up a week in advance, setting up props and nailing things together. The wind was so bad this year that while we were covering the porch with black heavy plastic onto a wood frame that he built, half way done a heavy gust of wind blew down half the frame and ripped the plastic off. With a discouraging look and... a few bad words .?!*?!*^!*?@!* he improvised and took a huge piece of black sheet that he had and proceeded to re-hang the frame. This was his new prop this year so it was stressful. When it was all done he hung up black lights through out the porch, a ghost in the corner and spay painted spiders and goblin hands with long fingers on the sheets with glow in the dark paint. All the goblins who came trick or treating had to go through the porch to get their treats. Lance passed out glow bracelets for all who entered, even the adults...of course they loved it. Lisa, the lady of the house and I served a mixture of candy out of a big coldrun, hot chocolate, hot cider, and rice krispie treats. The kids loved it when they walked through the porch and their costumes would glow white with their glowing bracelets. The adults were fun to watch as well. "Honey look my teeth glow", or "Look at your contacts their weird". The large clown hanging in the tree this year was not alone! Riley had a neighbor friend stand on stilts and slide up inside the clown who talked to the kids as they walked by. Frightening? Oh Yeh! Mom comes every year to check it out. This year she came with some lady friends and when they walked passed the clown, it moved so mom stuck out her hand and touched it saying"Is this real?", only to be scared out of her wits when the clown replied,"Hey, watch where you touch!" They laughed hysterically!

Landon, Riley and friends dressed up in costumes that are in Rileys collection and wondered around the yard following the trick or treaters as they would run screeming or laughing all caught up in the fun of the evening. It was an eventful evening and look forward to it again next year.

For those of you who live in the Davis County area, look it up next year, you won't be disappointed. Thank you Riley for your hard work, all the treats, glow sticks and a fun evening. Thank you neighbors and family for donating to the cause. Thank you Lisa for letting Riley use your yard every year, you are awesome! slivers, cracks, broken nails, lots of dirt, is worth it!
sign posted outside of the yard
Lisa the home owner
one of the goblins in the grave yard
grave yard
hanging in the grave yard
who could this be?
setting up the corn stalks and pumpkins
oops! sideways...goblin sticking his head out of an old wood stove
"HELP! I'm caught"
another goblin
screaming head hanging at the entrance
Carl and Nathan a bit intimidating!
Landon, Carl, Nathan and Todd
grave yard at night
head at night
"Hey, cut me loose and I'll get you lots of candy!" Hanging in the porch above the drinks
hanging with the black light
Riley stands up from behind the wall scaring everyone as they walk by