Jack-o-lanterns

We carved our pumpkin tonight. It's actually the first time we made a jack-o-lantern with Elizabeth. We figured she was too young to enjoy it before now, so why bother with all that mess and goo? So, we had a great time starting the tradition tonight.

First, Elizabeth told David how to draw the face. They both took it very seriously - almost like they were drawing out a mug shot:



Then, Elizabeth took a few stabs at helping clean out the pumpkin guts, but quickly turned that slimy task over to David. A girl after my own heart!



Then, David cut out the face while Elizabeth painted a face on her little pumpkin.




At least, that was the plan. But, once she got started, she had so much fun painting, she kept at it until the whole pumpkin was painted. Here are the final products:




And, after they were done, Elizabeth still wanted to paint some more pumpkins, so we improvized:



Happy Halloween!