Hi Pumpkin

Thirteen days out from Halloween we figured it was time to get in the spirit! We bought a pumpkin Saturday morning and set it on the front steps. Moses quickly warmed up to it and insisted on greeting it with a “Hi Pumpkin” or “Bye Pumpkin” every time he passed through the front door. Sunday afternoon we set down newspapers on the coffee table and went to work. Being my first ever pumpkin carving we decided to go with a classic “Jack O Lantern” face. If it were up to me it would have buck teeth and a big smile but Davy said it needed to look classic to scare off the evil spirits (ROLLS EYES; he was totally joking seeing as I’ve previously mentioned my stand on the holiday)! Moses and I took turns scooping out all the yucky insides and Davy worked the knife.

Hugs

Ok, Kisses

Scooping out the YUCK

So proud of the finished product

Walking the pumpkin to the porch



I made the wreath with leftover fall decorations my mom had at her house and I really like how it turned out!

TA-DA!

Of course they cannot go outside without partaking in dangerous yard stunts

Later that night we lit the candle inside to illuminate its face and

 I must say I was pretty proud of it!

Side note about coupons:

Davy humored himself by taking my picture while getting ready to grocery shop Sunday night and the only reason I’m posting it is to show off my new coupon book! It’s a step up from plastic baggies and ideally I want to graduate to a baseball card holder like Kelli suggested on my previous post but for now this works. It’s a monthly organizer that opens like an accordion; I have re-labeled the months with coupon categories to easily store and access. My favorite part of using it at the store was how fast I could flip it open and double check my coupon before putting that item in my cart.