Pumpkin Carving

Today was the big day for our first annual "Family" pumpkin carving. I usually carve a few each year, but this year was special, since we now have our Mills to help. Growing up, we carved a pumpkin every year. I always looked forward to it! I remember sitting at the kitchen counter, scooping out the nasty pumpkin guts, and "helping" my mom carve with the big stainless steel knife. These days, we don't use a knife. I opt for buying the pumpkin carving kits with the little saws which make things MUCH easier. We only carved 3 out of the 4 I had planned on doing today. This mama's hands are stained with orange, cut and callused, so I'd figure we would take a break. I plan on making Mills a pumpkin carving pro, but for now, we're still working on saying, "trick-or-treat!"

Learning from Daddy

Scooping the seeds







Dumping the seeds

Giving Daddy a thank you hug!


Our finished pumpkins....

a "kitty-kitty", "MILLS", and a "jack-o-lantern"