Monday, November 18, 2013

Back to October: Pumpkin Carving

I was finally brave enough to attempt pumpkin carving with the children this year. Maybe having a teenager in the house made me feel like it was more doable. Still, I took baby steps. We decided that we would all make one pumpkin together. The girls decided on the face (they went a very traditional route), and everyone that was willing scooped out the innards. Nobody, including the teenager, was actually interested in the knife handling. So this mama took on that responsibility. Gladly. No stitches; smiling faces; one glowing jack-o-lantern. Success!
And while she enjoyed the final product, this was Dorothy's reaction to the carving:
"Mom, it is SOOOOOO STINKY!" My sensitive little bugger. She has also been known to cry while apple picking because of the smell of the smooshed apples on the ground. Baby steps.



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