Here's Gabe taking a big jump into the pool... I think the little ones were in the water for a total of 10 minutes! Just enough time to get thoroughly chilled to the bone.
I broke down and bought the kids a pumpkin. Halloween is not my favorite holiday, and I've been known to try to let it slip by unnoticed... but, this year we have a jack-o-lantern! The three older kids took part in the destruction of this perfectly good pumpkin, but Gabe had nothing to do with it. It is a pretty warm day, and he said he'd rather stay indoors.
Annalee digs in! The girls were in charge of removing the "slime", as the kids called it. Noah was the operations manager and stood around watching until it was time for the face...
Elena's turn to dig out some "slime" :) The pumpkin was her idea, so she was expected to get a little dirty!
Watch out! It's Noah with a permanent marker!
Annalee and her pumpkin-covered dress...
Even Nibbles got into the carving. She cleaned up all the "slime" that the kiddos dropped!
Noah gave the pumpkin a "stinky face". We will put our new friend on the front step tonight to scare the neighbors... and hope that he doesn't rot in the heat before tomorrow night!
My favorite part of pumpkin carving.... toasted pumpkin seeds! I baked them at 250 degrees for about 30-40 minutes, turning them every 5-10 min. They are crunchy and delicious :)
Happy Halloween, everyone!
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