Pumpkin Fun?

Last night we carved our pumpkins. I think I can safely speak for both Trav and I in that we don't really look forward to stuff like this. Part of me wants to, but in all reality, it is so much work! I think it could've been fun and a bit easier if we had just stuck with the traditional triangle eyes and big grin, but I complicated matters by introducing a pumpkin carving kit with very elaborate designs that you conveniently transfer on to your pumpkin by punching a thousand holes along the pattern. It took forever!

The kids jumped in with the scooping. Props to Payton for willing to get her hands dirty. She's super squeamish about slippery, icky stuff.

Davey does his best work in his underwear. He tried to come out in less, but we have to set some boundaries with him.

Once you're already committed you have to keep going. Trav and I each produced an amazing cat and spider pumpkin respectively.

By the time we got to Jonah's pumpkin Trav looked at the holes I punched for his pattern and laughed. He carved two triangle eyes and a big mouth in five minutes and Jonah was thrilled. Lesson learned. Keep it simple.

We'll show you the fruits of our labors when we light 'em up for tomorrow night!