Ah, Halloween is fast approaching and today’s fun was to carve the pumpkin that would stand guard on Grammy’s doorstep. It’s also Aunt Meghann’s birthday so big shout out for a happy birthday to you!
Anyway…this is the sort of task that you just have to take lots of pictures because the words just don’t do the event justice. Mommy drew the face on the pumpkin (because until we know what Nicholas’ drawing talents turn out to be, she’s pretty much the only one who can draw worth a darn…and if you thought her freehand Pooh mural was cool, just wait until you see what is planned for the bedrooms this time round!). One cap surgically removed later and our boy was armed with Mighty Scooping Spoon…otherwise known as Excalibur, granted him by the Lady of the Leaves to strike terror in pumpkin seeds and innocent bystanders everywhere!
With a mighty wave of his spoon, he started scooping with abandon. Some ended up in the catching bowl, most of it ended up on him. And a happier person you would never see. Excalibur was soon discarded for the fun of grabbing pumpking guts directly. But attention spans being what they are, it was time to pass the scoop to Daddy to finish the guts of the pumpkin and Mommy did a bang-up job on the carving as you can see.
I think we’ve got a real winner there!
