This year we visited the pumpkin patch called Kroger. They had a great sale on pumpkins--all pumpkins were $3.00 each. With nothing really planned for FHE, and Barry gone at work that night, I decided an impromtu trip to the store would make a great way to spend the evening. The kids looked over all the pumpkins carefully trying to find the perfect pumpkin. After they found what they wanted we found a dozen doughnuts on clearence sale for $2. Yumm, a perfect FHE dessert along with some hot cocoa. Great, now back home we go.
The next evening we dug into the goop, slime and seeds and guts of the pumpkins to create the perfect jack-o-lantern. Of course, Ryan, who doesn't like this sort of thing found something else to do. But the other had fun.
We haven't carved pumpkins for the past few years, so I believe this was probably the first time Delaney would remember doing this. She liked cleaning it out on her own, but had trouble with the carving part. She told me how to make the eyes, nose and mouth, then she put me to work with the carving. 
Liam was intrigued with all the goop in the center of the gord, he did his best and was given lots of help.
Lucky for us, we had no cutting accidents....well maybe a few jack-o-launter eyes, nose, or mouths didn't turn out quite right, but at least we didn't have any self inflicted injurys.
Connor worked very hard to create a scowely, grumpy looking guy.
They all did a great job and we had a great time. 
That picture of Cailin with the knife is the scariest! They did a good job though. I'm glad that someone got their pumpkins for a good deal, happy to help!
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