Pumpkin Carving!

This evening we spread plastic on our kitchen floor and got down to business with our pumpkins! Graham was initially frustrated with the process since we wouldn't allow him to use the knife-we're so mean! He soon realized that a wooden spoon could provide entertainment too, and luckily, the knife was quickly forgotten. Graham ended up enjoying himself, but I don't think the same can be said for Annie. She was eventually exiled from the kitchen because she tried to eat an entire pile of stringy pumpkin mess. Although I'm certain Graham has no idea why we were carving pumpkins tonight, it was fun for Jeff and I to start our family Halloween tradition. Stay tuned for our toddler style trick-or-treating adventure tomorrow night!

Graham was a bit apprehensive about the stringy pumpkin filling. He repeatedly lifted the top off and would say "No No No!" to himself, then quickly close the pumpkin.

Graham enjoyed scooping the pumpkin clean

Offering a snack to 'Anna'. Notice that he's using the same spoon he was using for the pumpkin-only the best for his dog!

"What's in there?"

" Where did all the strings go?"

Getting up close and personal with the big pumpkin

The boys and their creations