We had a modified halloween this year. For those who read the previous post you are already aware that I spent the holiday with Rob Thomas instead of my little family. I managed to pour enough guilt on that I decided to hold our own Halloween a couple days before the rest of the world just to make it up to my family. This way Addison and I could spend it with John before we headed out on our road trip to STL. We picked out our perfect pumpkins a few weeks earlier and decided to buckle down and carve them the Thursday night before halloween. For obvious reasons. One being the actual holiday was just a few days away and we wanted to display them in their grandeur. And two being I was using them, uncarved, as decorations in our house and they apparently started rotting. Anyone know what the shelf life is on pumpkins anyway?
So needless to say, we had a great time carving despite the pungent smell of rotted pumpkin guts. They don't smell good either way anyway. Addison was lucky enough to be an observer while John and I de-gutted and hacked away at our little creations. Once again Addison had a blast watching us. She was fascinated at the whole process and the ooey gooey mess it left behind. Next year she'll get to de-gut her own pumpkin!
Below are the pictures of our process. John wins the award for creepiest pumpkin face carving and I win the award for quickest de-gut-erer in the west. Addibell wins for being the cutest spectator/audience we could ever have.
Waiting for all the fun to begin
Looks like she approves of the Daddy's work in carving her baby pumpkin
Mommy & Addison taking a break
Closely inspecting the pumpkin for any flaws.
Cutest spectator award goes to......Addison!
The finished product (L to R) Mommy's, Addison's, and Daddy's)
Here's Daddy and his little monkey. 
2 comments:
Very impressed! This is Ashlyn's 3rd Halloween and we have yet to carve a pumpkin with her! Just too lazy, its so much work:)
Good luck...Kayley has now carved 4 pumpkins in her lifetime and has yet to scoop out the seeds!! :) Cora has now 2 pumpkins and the same...no seeds! But at least they will eat the seeds, roasted that is...but we stopped that tradition after last year I woke up to Kayley throwing them up in her bed the next day. We now just throw them away and call it good!
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