The theme for this Thursday is Halloween. Check out other Theme Thursday posts here. Last night was once again a time to do something together as a family. We carved pumpkins. Because of martial arts, we had dinner at 7. Then 2 of the kids had to finish homework that was started before martial arts. So it was getting late by the time we started the pumpkins.
We bought the pumpkins from the kids down the street. They had planted a pumpkin patch at their grandparents farm and tended it all summer. Two of the kids were with me. They took the last two "extra large" pumpkins for sale. So they got one of the "large" ones for their big brother.
Time to start carving. Big brother doesn't want to participate because the pumpkin his little brothers picked out was smaller than theirs. Obviously, they did this out of disrespect for their elder brother! Whine, whine, bitch, bitch, we get past it.
Then there are spats over who gets the knife first, no one wants to stick his hand in the goo inside the pumpkin, who gets to put which candle in his pumpkin, etc.
Right now all I can remember from the night is the complaining. But I did get some good pictures. If a few years we'll think we had a great evening carving pumpkins together as a family.
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Remember the good, right? Cute pics!
LOL! yes, they will remember the good, and us "old" people will forget everything any ways!
what cool pumpkins...like the one with the body! the block head up top is cute too....great you did it as a family...complaining aside. smiles. happy tt!
I know.. if only we could get it into the heads of the younger parents...don't even try to have fun with your kids, it sucks!!!
Leave the kids with a relative, carve pumpkins with friends over some wine...that's the answer!!! good pics though. :)
Great pumpkins. We used to use turnips...
I'm gonna have to go with McGilly on this one. Bitch bitch moan moan. I'm glad we're not doing that anymore. Maybe if I get drunk tonight I'll carve.
FYI: my wv is latted, I think that means I need to be latted, as with a latte
Just sounds like every family event I can remeber. Perfect! I laughed so hard as the evening unfolded.
very nice....love the carved pumpkins!
That skeletal pumpkin is one of the best pumpkin carvings that I have seen! It is like a snowman!
My best memories are of just this, carving pumpkins, decorating, trick or treating. You will only remember the happy times and cherish them, I promise.
My best memories are of just this, carving pumpkins, decorating, trick or treating. You will only remember the happy times and cherish them, I promise.
LOL! Hopefully only the good parts will be remembered. The skelaton pumpkin is fabulous!
"no one want[ed] to stick his hand in the goo inside the pumpkin?" No? Are they real kids? When I was a spud, I loved doing gross stuff like that!
And now for pumpkin pie!
Holy spooky pumpkin! That is amazing its like half a spooky snowman! Such a good job. I carved a pumpkin for the first time in my life this year. (Yea I don't know what I was doing for the last 26 years either) but it was great. Granted I was using a steak knife and a ladle, but still it was fun. I did not scoop enough though. Gotta remember that for next year! You give me something to strive for!
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