The Pumpkin Tradition Carries On

For the past 3 years our family and the Mozingo's have made a very messy (but fun) tradition of carving pumpkins and eating chili.

Even though we don't live next door anymore, I was bound and determined to keep this tradition!

We had a great time as usual.

Gracie was a little more cranky as she gets more and more exhausted as the school week continues, and of course we had a new set of very active hands this year.

Thomas couldn't be left out. He had to see all of the action, and he got very up close and personal with his pumpkin. He is definitely not the little primrose his sister is. He grabbed his pumpkin, stuck his hand in it and loved it. But, he didn't stop there. He reached in again and got a fist full of goo and put it to his mouth. At that point we all squealed, which I thought would scare him. Nope! He grinned this HUGE grin and opened his mouth and stuck in the goo.

Yep--that's my boy!

We got the gourds carved up and looking nice around 9pm, which was way past Gracie's bedtime, but this was a fun exception.

And, also according to tradition, Mr. Tom always gets the hardest one to do.

I had printed off the kids pumpkin stencils: Ariel for Gracie, and Thomas The Tank Engine for Thomas. But, when I came across the Mount Rushmore stencil, I knew Tom would have to do that one.

And he did--and as you can see it is very impressive!!

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