After seeing a pumpkin carving demonstration on her field trip, there was no way Annabel was going to let us get away with not carving pumpkins of our own. Dang.
My dad is the pumpkin carver extraordinaire around these parts, and Mike is the designer. Well, technically, Annabel is the designer, Mike just drew her instructions.
I want my pumpkin to be scary, like this!
Daddy, like my face! Seriously! Look at it!
Eventually, she decided she didn’t like Mike’s drawing and took matters into her own hands.
She was pretty proud of her handiwork!
My dad took over and started carving, and Annabel said, “These pumpkins smell like stinky potatoes!”
When my dad pulled the lid off of a pumpkin, I told her that the pumpkins brains looked just like hers. I’m…not sure she bought it.
Bampa also told her that if she planted pumpkin seeds in the backyard pumpkins would grow, so she started scrounging around for seeds. That’s gonna be fun to deal with later.
I think the finished products turned out amazing:
Happy Halloween!
If you haven’t watched this year’s Halloween song, here it is!)
Jenn says:
I LOVE the last picture – it’s PERFECT!!! Thanks for sharing!!! xo
Maria says:
In the 4th picture, that mouth looks like a better horse than I could ever hope to draw! haha
Tammy C. says:
LOL! I thought the SAME thing!! As soon as I saw that pic I thought…”wow, that is a great horse!!!”
Paula says:
I thought the same thing too! It’s a horse! LOL!
Anissa says:
That last picture is priceless! So fun!
Sue says:
Super great job on the pumpkin carving, Bampa, Mike, and Annie!!!
Maris says:
Cute pics! OT but I like how your granite goes up into the backsplash. Nice.
christine says:
what an awesome picture of bampa! LOVE IT!
Chris says:
Don’t plant the seeds! We washed them, lay them on a cooking sheet, salt them, and bake them for about 15″ at 350 degrees, yummy snack!!!
amourningmom says:
Great pictures & pumpkins! Happy Halloween!!
tami says:
These pictures made me laugh out loud. Especially the one where she is holing her nose and the look on your dads face. Their pumpkin’s turned out great!!
Amanda says:
Those are the best pictures. Ever.