Pumpkin Carving

Growing up, carving pumpkins was something I looked forward to as Halloween approached. It was equally as, if not more exciting than picking out our costumes Each year, we would carve pumpkins as a family in the kitchen with gobs of newspaper covering the island to ensure our mess was easily contained. My dad was always a good sport about gutting the pumpkin because we didn't want that slimy goo all over our hands. Once the pumpkins were gutted, a black crayon was a must to ensure the perfect face. After carving, we would spend the rest of the evening enjoying roasted pumpkin seeds.

Since Halloween fell on a Saturday this year, we decided to wait and carve our pumpkins the night before; a tradition I think we will continue. Ethan is still a little too young to understand the pumpkin carving concept, which was shown by his complete lack of interest, but Matt and I had a great time. I proudly gutted my own pumpkin this year and had lots of seeds to show for it! It is hard to tell from the picture below, but Matt went with scary pumpkins and I opted for the more traditional pumpkin face! I am already excited about next year!