Pumpkins.  We got them more than a week ago.  Maybe two.  We can only be so awesome though and costumes and a block party funneled all I the awesome I had up until today.  I think I may have grossly overestimated just how much awesome was left over however since it seemed like a good idea to start carving mid afternoon on Halloween day with Dad not available and, you know, a jillion costumes and people to match up and get out the door before dusk. 

We pulled it off!  Some people, however, thought pumpkin guts were really, really icky. 

These two would be subtitled – Things that happen to you when your 11yo brother finds out you think pumpkin guts are really, really icky…..  Gotta love 'em.  

    A healthy supply of Monster Munch is necessary for jobs like this.  People, you don't getting a lot of recipes from me, but just know when I do share one it's good! Or at least hard to screw up. 

Originally each kid got their own scoop.  I also grossly overestimated how much gut scooping small humans can do.  Abbie Rose really did give it a good shot.  She caved early on though.  When I pointed out she had been scooping for all of two minutes she said it was longer than she thought she'd make it because every other year she shows Daddy a picture and he does the rest. 

  It has been driven home to me why pumpkin carving has been so easy to date.  

Dad.  

Note to self: Do this job when Dad is off work. 

A bigger brother got home in time to help finish design cutting which is really good because I had a bandaid by then and he was all fresh and enthusiastic still. : ) 

Look at her go. 

And look at the empty Munch bowl.  Sorry, I got distracted by the vintage-y bowl I found at the thrift shop.  

And there they are on the steps.  And probably still lit because I forgot to go check so am signing off and blowing out those candles. I hope you're having a wonderful, silly, and not too spooky Halloween.