Last night, we carved pumpkins. The H's look forward to this annual activity. Hunter has had his design drawn on his pumpkin ever since we went to the pumpkin patch a few days earlier. He couldn't wait to dig his tools into his pumpkin and carve away. The H's designed and cut out their pumpkins all on their own again. I love seeing what they come up with. Hailey had a big reveal. She put a towel over hers before she presented it to us. I love her enthusiasm. Hunter only wound up nicking his hand once from the force he was using to cut out a wedge. The tools are pretty blunt. I love my kid carving tools.

Last year, cute Grayson was sitting in his bouncy seat on the front porch watching us carve our pumpkins. I have some cute photos of him with the sunlight hitting his sweet face. I wasn't sure he would get into this activity as he was tired. Well, he not only liked it but enjoyed it a lot. Second wind of fun I suppose. Brady sat on the floor and showed him all about it. New experiences are fun to watch at any age.

Brady carved a design into Grayson's pumpkin that Hunter picked out for him. I didn't carve one. It is hard for me to cut into perfectly shaped pumpkins. Love them all. I also wait every year to buy them. I don't like to get them so early they rot. I purposely put them in shady spots. It is still a game to see how long my pumpkins can last every year. And I also don't like paying a lot for pumpkins so I wait till they are a reasonable price. Silly but I do. And of course, we roasted those seeds. I let Hailey salt them this year. I usually bathe them in my secret salt bath but I skipped that this year. We all love that pumpkin-e-goodness!