Punkin Carvin

The boys and I decided to make today our pumpkin carving day since I have PTI's tomorrow (parent teacher interviews!). Both of them were quite excited, as was I since this was likely the first year that Monkey was going to 'get it'. He certainly did and was raring to go. We showed off the pumpkins:
Then got down to the artwork with a big blue marker (what other colour?)

Big C was overjoyed when it became his turn:
Then Monkey posed to show off his finished work - what a beautiful smile!


mmmm...a bird's eye view of the inside of a pumpkin
and a final shot of the 3 pumpkins with Mimi in the back - surprised to be in the photo. There's Big C's 'Masked Punkin' on the left, Monkey's personal creation (he did everything, even scooping out the 'guts', except the part with the knife) in the middle and daddy's 'silly punkin' on the right as requested by the boys.
The gang, Mimi included finished things off with the delicacy of eating roasted pumpkin seeds and then the boys went outside for a little late night play before bedtime (Monkey couldn't help getting a snuggle in with mommy)