Nothing like waiting till the last minute, but we finally got around to carving our pumpkins today. This year I let the kids help.
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Digging the seeds out
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Jonathan wasn't too sure about digging out the seeds
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He gave up on helping after just a couple scoops, and let me do the rest
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Jonathan's finished pumpkin, 'Smiley'
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Still trying to get the seeds out. She tried for a while, until she saw how quickly I was able to get the seeds out of Jonathan's pumpkin. So she enlisted me to help with hers, too.
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I taped the pattern to the front of the pumpkin and let her poke the holes along the lines. She did a great job. I was impressed!
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Clara's finished pumpkin
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My hand was cramping, so we skipped the patterns and made Matthew a good old fashioned Jack-o-lantern. The kids were impressed by my skills :)
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The kids wearing their shirts
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Happy Halloween!!!!!
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