Pumpkin carving

On Friday night last week Jon asked the girls what kind of pumpkin they wanted this year. Sophie immediately requested a witch, and it didn't take Lydia too long to decide on a cat. They put their heads together and decided that a spider for Mia would be just perfect. As long as it was cute and not creepy. And with those requests in mind Jon searched for the perfect pictures to recreate and we got to work.

And this was how things started out. With Mia locked into her highchair. Totally unacceptable. She's not a baby anymore! What were we thinking?? So we moved her to a big girl seat and she got busy creating a masterpiece! Only a little bit of sharpie got on the table, so overall I'd say it was quite a success. And I loved watching her participate with everyone else!

Lydia braved the disgusting pumpkin guts and both she and Soph could be heard squealing, "Ewwww!!! Don't let the grossie guts get on me!" or some variation of that phrase as we emptied the pumpkins of their insides.

Soph didn't like it anymore than Lydia did, but she kept pulling the best faces ever as she scooped. This is perhaps my favorite!

It was a lot better for the girls when Jon and I stepped in and got rid of the smelly, icky, gushy insides.

And once the pumpkins were cleaned out Jon got to work and did what he does best! Aren't these awesome?! Mia smiled every time she looked at her spider, Sophie loved her witch, and Lydia was very happy with her cat. I loved seeing them on our porch, and hope these little ladies know just how much they are loved!