Fright Fest, with CORA!

Our girls have never been into scary things, and Cora wasn't champing at the bit to make her first trip to Fright Fest.

But with Grandma starring as the Witch again, we all were pulling for Cora to summon the courage to make a visit.

Friday night, after her football practice, we agreed to have Stace and Violet drop us off and then pick us up a little bit later. This would save us the long walk to and from the parking lot.

Cora was quite nervous, holding my hand tightly as we walked past the first scare zone.

But, we made it up the hill unscathed, and she was so happy and excited to finally "meet" the Witch in person!

We watched as Lurane Lorraine went through all her best lines, while a crowd gathered around. It was amazing to see how many people sought her out, called her name, and asked for photos.

The Witch introduced us to her friends, and Cora was in awe of them all. She was excited to meet them and chat with them.

We then rode on Viper for the first time, one of those big thrill rides with lots of loops. Cora's now 54 inches tall, so a lot of rides have opened up to her.

She had so much fun Friday night, she and I went back on our own Saturday night. We had thought of riding a few more rides, but Saturday was much more crowded than Friday, and we didn't want to wait in long lines.

Still, we had a great mommy-daughter time together.