We waited to carve until a few days before Halloween because our squirrels are super crazy. In fact they got into one pumpkin and completely emptied it of seeds and flesh and then a couple of days later I noticed they came back for the peel!
We did our usual hammering of golf tees into a pumpkin - Laithe says, "I feel like a grown up" with his little hammer out.
What a difference a year makes in his ability to aim and actually accomplish what he sets out to do! My favorite was when he pounded the tees into a smiley face.
I gave the kids choices about whether they wanted to carve, or paint, or decorate with Mr. Potatohead pieces. Laithe changed his mind a few times (a reoccurring theme) but then we all ended up carving.
John helped Guthrie and I helped Laithe.
Guthrie had a significant amount of confidence in John's carving skills. They were able to strike a compromise and do partial carving with some detail drawn in sharpie.
Guthrie had a significant amount of confidence in John's carving skills. They were able to strike a compromise and do partial carving with some detail drawn in sharpie.
Not a very good picture, but well I snapped this and then the dog decided to have an adventure down the road by herself. In the dark. She's hard to see in the dark.
All was well and she beat us back to the front porch, but still, it didn't make for great pictures.
Honestly if I had to choose my favorite part of Halloween it'd be a tie between making costumes for the kids and carving pumpkins. Love it. Even the messy parts.
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Bright, shiney, happy pumpkin/lanterns.
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