October- Halloween season. The holiday where, for some strange reason, we disembowel large squashes, carve faces into them and eat their innards. What fun!
"Just hanging out in a jack-o-lantern. What's up?"
To start, we needed victims-err- pumpkins. I've found that early October Sam's Club carries the largest pumpkins I've seen, but they sell quickly. I always go with an empty car during the first week of October to have a good selection.
Four pumpkins-one for each of us. The three on the right are from Sam's Club.
The little one on the left was the biggest at a grocery store. Compare!
Luckily, the weather was beautiful! We were able to carve outside, and enjoy the fresh air. And, I got an easy clean up job. We had to recruit some help, as Mya isn't big enough to safely wield a knife that can cut through these beasts. I kidnapped my sister for the morning. Let's carve!
Yummy, pumpkin guts!
Zoey had a blast watching from her play pen. She enjoys eating every bit of anything she finds on the ground, so she had to be safely contained.
Mya and Auntie, gutting the pumpkin.
We had a blast. Carving pumpkins is a silly tradition, but a great family event. I believe we will be carving pumpkins for many years. Hopefully, well into the girls' teenage years!
The finished pumpkins. The tall one won't stand unsupported. It appears to be
unhappy about the situation.
Not only was it a fun day, but we got a pot full of pumpkin seeds to eat. After roasting, of course!
