Okay, so maybe it's not the Great Pumpkin. But it is some great pumpkins. That's right, we carved our Halloween pumpkins here in the Thunder household last night.
In this house, Halloween is just as exciting as Christmas. It just so happens that it's my favorite holiday, hands down. So we do a lot of Halloween activities in this family, including carving pumpkins. After several trips to Lattin Farms on several different occasions, we ended up with no less than 13 pumpkins, so there were plenty to choose from for everyone.
Drake was asleep when the carving began, but woke up a short time in and decided he needed to participate. Thankfully, I had bought some Mr. Potato Head type pumpkin face...things...on clearence a couple of years ago, and they worked out wonderfully! So, without further ado, The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown...
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| This is how Drake started out the carving session. He was pretty cranky. And this is AFTER a nap. |
Let the carving begin! I cut the tops, and the kids pulled out the pumpkin guts. Leelah helped Anthony. She had to wear rubber gloves because if she gets the pumpkin on her skin, it gives her a rash. Poor baby. She's such a trooper!
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| Here's Michael cleaning out his pumpkin. |
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And Leelah cleaning hers.
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| Drake puting on his face pieces. |
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| From left to right: Michael's Happy Pumpkin, Anthony's Vampire, My Jack, Leelah's Zombie and Drake's Potato Head |
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The leftovers.
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The end result was 5 fantastic pumpkins to set out in front of our house, some wet newspaper, 4 happy kids, and 1 proud mama. I hope that everyone gets the chance to do these things with their children. Happy Halloween from our house to yours Friends.
