Pumpkins and Spooks

Halloween!! I really like parts of this holiday. The pumpkin carving is my favorite part, though after this year that might have changed. We did our carving for Family Home Evening on Monday night, and Kaylee was lucky enough to be up to help this year. Last year I don't think she was awake for any of it.

We covered the entire floor of the kitchen so that we could easily clean up if Kaylee made a mess.

She wanted to poke at the seeds with a carving tool for a little while

But she didn't appreciate it on her skin at all.

or in her diaper

She really liked her little pumpkin though....until we opened it up

She and Daddy comparing their work

Playing with her glowing Jack-o-Lantern before bed

I got fake candles so she could have fun with it in the dark

Her pumpkin says KAYLEE....but one of the e's broke off

She really liked taking the lights out and putting them back in

Her chewing on the "e" from the pumpkin

She ate basically the whole "e"

After Kaylee was in bed, Robert and I were able to finish our pumpkins and take pictures of them.

My Pumpkin (yes I had a pattern)

Robert's (yes, it was a pattern too)

Kaylee's (no pattern here, but she didn't do it herself!)

Our family of pumpkins this year

And here are some videos from Kaylee's first pumpkin carving experience

She really didn't want to touch any part of the pumpkins except the stem on the top. It was really pretty cute

You can see right at the start of the video she grabs my pumpkin and yanks her hand back. That was her reaction to the feel of the pumpkins.

Sorry for the second half of this video....I think I forgot the camera was on.

Kaylee and I went to a little party with our mom and me group with ladies in the ward. Basically we went to the nursury room in the church and had pizza and cookies, cupcakes, and candy. All the little kids were dressed up and they looked adorable. Kaylee was a little bee, and she had a great time.

She was so adorable! I think she may have changed my favorite part of this holiday from pumpkin carving to costumes for my kids!

She basically only ate the popcorn and pretzels.....but I think she ate a little pumpkin cookie too.

She was really more interested in playing than in eating.

We have a ward party and Trunk or Treat on Saturday night and I am SO looking forward to it! I have to figure out some sort of costume for me and for Robert though.