It is almost that time of year. On saturday the kids got to go to the store and pick out a pumpkin. After that we went to soccer and then came home and the carving began in earnest. Each of the kids designed and carved their own jack-o-lanterns this year. That is a first for us! From left to right you can see Emma's, Katie's and Chas' works of art. After the carving we hurried and got everyone in the car for the Trunk or Treat/chili contest at church. Lots of candy for them and lots of different kinds of chili for us. A bargain for both sides! The kids got a ton of candy and can't wait until wednesday to get even more! The best part of pumpkin carving in my opinion is the seeds! We always save the seeds we scoop out, soak them in salt water and then roast them up. We spent the last part of sunday evening sitting on our deck swing and eating warm pumpkin seeds fresh from the oven!
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If there is any candy left over you have my address ... I won't hold my breath however.
Hey Chili and Trunk or Treat for us also. The Chili tasted so good I made a batch for us today.
Very good pumpkin carving, GA kids! I'll bet they are the scariest in the neighborhood.
awesome pumpkins. i officially retired from pumpkin carving this year. from here on out i only do latterns. i think pumpkin guts are scary! lucky you're daddy thinks otherwise. my kids have to carve latterns :-)
Sometimes you have to go through the guts of life to get to the seeds.
(sounds like a fable for Ma Pig to add to her collection)
:)
Yep, that is true!
I have already written it down in my list of "lectures" that you all love so much! Wow, Dan, you might be turning into your mother--I love it.
We missed all the fun, cost and mess of the pumpkins this year as we were in southern cal for most of the last week of the month, returning just in time for the kids to raid the neighborhood of candy.
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