Pumpkin Carving

It was that time of the year for us to break out the pumpkin carving tools and pattern books. We were joined by Auntie Nancy, Uncle George and cousins Gracie and Robbie. We had 6 pumpkins to turn into Jack-o-lanterns and a week to go until it was Halloween. Of course most of the dirty work is done by the adults but this year, Leyton was much more involved in the entire process. He had a great time pulling the guts out of the pumpkins and he even helped carve his own Bat jack-o-lantern (with a little help from Daddy). Mommy took on a special shadowing effect with a spider and web, unfortunately it didn't work quite as well as she hoped. Lincoln didn't care much for the feeling of the pumpkin guts, so he stuck to his quick and easy pumkin decorations that are inserted like a Mr. Potato head. Maybe next year he'll want to be more involved in the process.

In any case, there were some great carvings that graced the walkway to our doorway. Unfortunately due to the heat wave we were experiencing, most of the pumpkins did not make it to Halloween Night. Our front entry was still decorated for the occassion but yet again we did not receive any trick-or-treaters. Our decorations are fun for us, the kids loved seeing them as we came home at night and it was definitely a warm-up for our Christmas decorations.

By the way, great carving by George and Nancy who took on a pirate ship and bat. Maybe next year, their kids can be more involved in the process.

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