Halloween 2013: Pumpkins!

For the first time, our family carved pumpkins for Halloween.  I'm not sure why we had never taken the time to make them before, but this year we had two kids who really wanted to make some Halloween decorations, so we made time.

While Robert was doing a couple of chores, the kids and I hung up some fake cobwebs, including covering our dead shrubs in the pots in front of our house (that way it looked intentional that we hadn't thrown them away yet, right?).


I worked on Claire's pumpkin - she wanted a traditional Jack O' Lantern.  Robert got fancy with Will's - he found a template online of one of the characters from Will's favorite show right now (Chase from PAW Patrol).  They were both infatuated with their carved pumpkins.




At night


The next day we painted some pumpkins to add to our decor - unfortunately the rain washed away the paint before Halloween (I thought I was being smart using the washable paints), but it was fun!