Halloween, the holiday that kicks off the fall season, gets the community excited about decorating their homes in order to show off their holiday spirit.

Adam Rodriquez, 38, said that he and his family make their home into a haunted house every year, but could not this year because of time restrictions. Halloween is the only holiday that he and his family decorate for.

“It started when we moved to our neighborhood about 10 years ago,” said Rodriquez. “None of our neighbors decorated or did anything for Halloween and my kids were really disappointed. Halloween is really a time for families to get together and have fun and for kids to just be kids.”

Rodriquez said that he builds a lot of the decorations including an electric chair, a casket and tombstones.

“Saying that we decorate for Halloween is an understatement,” said Rodriquez while laughing. “The reason we don’t decorate for any other holiday is because it would take away from our Halloween decorations.”

Jeanie McDonald, 70, resides in the southwest part of town and said that she decorates every year and said she has done so her entire life.

McDonald said that each year she tries to pick a theme for her yard and gives herself a budget to buy new decorations. At the same time she donates some of the old ones to thrift stores to create space in her garage to store the new decorations once Halloween is over.

“It was always a tradition in my home for the family to get together to put up all of the decorations, and mother was really into it so I guess that’s why I am so into Halloween,” said McDonald.

“Halloween has always been my favorite holiday and always will be. My best memories growing up are from Halloween. It always makes me sort of sad when Halloween comes to an end.”

Even people that live in an apartment decorate, not allowing the limited space stop them. Jessica Coble, 23, said that holiday spirit is part of her nature.

“Even though I have a very small apartment, I decorate it as much as I can,” said Coble.  “You can’t let limited space ruin your holiday spirit. I decorate for every holiday but I especially love decorating for Halloween, because through skilled arts and crafts I can make a lot of my own decorations very easily and at an affordable price.”