This year our garden produced 11 pumpkins. Which was pretty amazing considering I planted them in a variety places in our yard and then ignored them. It wasn't until the leaves died that we discovered how many we had.
It was funny watching Brent realize that all of the pumpkins would be carved. We added one more pumpkin from a pumpkin patch field trip with H.
(These pics were taken with my palm pre phone. This post forced me to figure out how to get the pics off my phone. I had 100 pictures sitting there with no clue how to get them off. I have to admit I'm pretty impressed with this phone. Not the best pictures but I think they capture the moment.)
H. and one of his best friends. This little guy is four days older than H.and they are going to be baptized together on January 1st. He is a great kid and reminds me how thankful I am for good friends and good influences. Totally off subject but I just love this picture.
Here is a quick pick of all 12 pumpkins cleaned and ready to be carved. Brent and I and two of the kids had it done in under an hour we are pumpkin cleaning fools.
Then we all went to work. As the kids pointed out everyone had two pumpkins to carve. Can I tell you, even though I complain about everyone getting older, there are a few good points. For example carving pumpkins. Everyone carved their own pumpkin and I wasn't trying to take care of five people all at once. We just sat around the table together having fun. I loved it!
I know that there is a lack of smiles in these pictures. What can I say other than they were all thinking and working very hard and I promise there was lots of smiles when we were done. AND not just because we were done.
It was a great day and when we were done this was the result
Maybe, a bit over kill but remember we didn't buy any of these pumpkins. They all came out of our garden. What else were we going to do with them.
Brent would like to interrupt at this moment and remind me and everyone else how much he loves pumpkin pie. He knows exactly what else we could have done with the pumpkins.
I just love Halloween. Remind me of that next year.
It was funny watching Brent realize that all of the pumpkins would be carved. We added one more pumpkin from a pumpkin patch field trip with H.
(These pics were taken with my palm pre phone. This post forced me to figure out how to get the pics off my phone. I had 100 pictures sitting there with no clue how to get them off. I have to admit I'm pretty impressed with this phone. Not the best pictures but I think they capture the moment.)
H. and one of his best friends. This little guy is four days older than H.and they are going to be baptized together on January 1st. He is a great kid and reminds me how thankful I am for good friends and good influences. Totally off subject but I just love this picture.
Here is a quick pick of all 12 pumpkins cleaned and ready to be carved. Brent and I and two of the kids had it done in under an hour we are pumpkin cleaning fools.
Then we all went to work. As the kids pointed out everyone had two pumpkins to carve. Can I tell you, even though I complain about everyone getting older, there are a few good points. For example carving pumpkins. Everyone carved their own pumpkin and I wasn't trying to take care of five people all at once. We just sat around the table together having fun. I loved it!
I know that there is a lack of smiles in these pictures. What can I say other than they were all thinking and working very hard and I promise there was lots of smiles when we were done. AND not just because we were done.
It was a great day and when we were done this was the result
Maybe, a bit over kill but remember we didn't buy any of these pumpkins. They all came out of our garden. What else were we going to do with them.
Brent would like to interrupt at this moment and remind me and everyone else how much he loves pumpkin pie. He knows exactly what else we could have done with the pumpkins.
I just love Halloween. Remind me of that next year.
Comments
Are the pumpkins still out? We didn't make it by your house trick or treating 'cuz of the darn cold rain! But Hollie would love to see all 12 of your pumpkins. We might have to take a walk and look at them, if they're still out.
You have to grow special pumpkin pie pumpkins to make pumpkin pie. No joke. :) Gotta use Cinderella, Baby Pam, Lumina, or Pink Banana Squash pumpkins.
I think pumpkin is a funny-looking word. The more I look at it, the surer I am I am spelling it wrong. ;)