Pumpkin Carving

Tonight was pumpkin carving night at our house. Much like last year, the kids got tired quickly and Mom ended up doing most of the work. Both kids still do not like the guts of the pumpkin, but Aubrey did not scream this year.
Aubrey attempting to get some of the guts out.
She got about two little strands on her scoop and she was done.
Ethan did a little better.
His face says it all...love it!
Ethan came up with his own design this year. Derek found gummy eyeball, but I made them much harder to put in then they needed to be because I wanted them to glow around them. After toothpicks and a lot of trial and error, we got them to work. The nose is in the shape of a 6 because that is his age. I thought that was pretty creative.




The glowing shots. If you can not tell, which you probably can't, Aubrey's pumpkin is Sleeping Beauty. It was a lot of work and I kept having to make the cuts larger so the light would shine through it. Both kids were happy with the results and that is all that matters. It is fun, but I can't wait until they are a little older to help a little more. Derek did do all the poking on the stencil of Aubrey's and assisted with clean up.