Abigail's First Jack O'Lantern
We may not have picked a pumpkin at the patch last weekend, but we did grab one from Freddies this week :)
Monday morning I started talking to Abigail about the HUGE pumpkin we would be carving that night. She knows what a pumpkin is and has a general sense of HUGE, so she was delighted when Kevin walked through the door with said gourd (or is it a squash?) that evening.
The first step was to wash the pumpkin (she thought that was pretty cool)
Next she took out the guts (even more fun)
Then Kevin carved it (sharp tool = no fun for Abigail)
And finally we turned down the lights and put a candle inside (the best part!)
Abigail has been going to a lot of birthday parties and she loves singing Happy Birthday, so it should have come as no surprise when she broke out in song upon seeing the pumpkin with a candle inside!
So we indulged her by singing "happy birthday, dear pumpkin" and allowing her to blow out the candle. Twice :)
(the second time was when we brought the pumpkin outside and lit it for the evening. There we were, 3 crazy neighbors, shamelessly singing "Happy Birthday, dear pumpkin" for all the world to hear)
Happy Halloween, everyone!
Monday morning I started talking to Abigail about the HUGE pumpkin we would be carving that night. She knows what a pumpkin is and has a general sense of HUGE, so she was delighted when Kevin walked through the door with said gourd (or is it a squash?) that evening.
The first step was to wash the pumpkin (she thought that was pretty cool)
Next she took out the guts (even more fun)
Then Kevin carved it (sharp tool = no fun for Abigail)
And finally we turned down the lights and put a candle inside (the best part!)
Abigail has been going to a lot of birthday parties and she loves singing Happy Birthday, so it should have come as no surprise when she broke out in song upon seeing the pumpkin with a candle inside!
So we indulged her by singing "happy birthday, dear pumpkin" and allowing her to blow out the candle. Twice :)
(the second time was when we brought the pumpkin outside and lit it for the evening. There we were, 3 crazy neighbors, shamelessly singing "Happy Birthday, dear pumpkin" for all the world to hear)
Happy Halloween, everyone!
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