Happy Halloween to all!!!!! Just a quick blog regarding some Pumpkin Carving we did last night. Not really a big deal, except that we really haven't done a lot of pumpkins since the kids have all moved out on their own. But we have a friend who thought she would like to carve a pumpkin and we are always up to having great company...so we set the date for dinner and pumpkins, bought the pumpkins and went to work. Louise (McMurtrey), Kim and I each picked our design of choice and got started.. I finished first..could have had something to do with the fact I picked the easiest design I saw. I'm not really into pulling out pumpkin guts and all that stuff, so I looked for the quickest way out and found it. Turned out pretty good. Those little pumpkin carving kits are pretty good if you are a serious carver!! Kim chose a more aggressive pattern with a cat, a spider, and a pumpkin all on the face...and Louise, well she chose what I thought was the hardest of all. The "Happy Halloween-Tree" pattern. A lot of intricate cuts and designs. She really did a great job, everyone did as you can see from the pictures below. So we had a great dinner, great conversation, and an awesome time together. There is much to be said for simple family activites that bring tremendous rewards, and this was one of them. I'm sure Kim and Louise would agree. Happy Hallowen to all!!!!!
BLOG THOUGHT.....In a material world we easily forget that life is lived from within, not from without!!!!...........kjb
Here are 2 of the 3 pumpkins before the major operation started!!!!
All lit and ready for Halloween night, Kims is on left, mine in middle, and Louise's on right!!!!
And then what the will look like sitting on the porch, on a dark and haunting night in October. "Trick or Treat". You can really see the amount of work that went into Kim's and Louise's!!!!!!
All lit and ready for Halloween night, Kims is on left, mine in middle, and Louise's on right!!!!
And then what the will look like sitting on the porch, on a dark and haunting night in October. "Trick or Treat". You can really see the amount of work that went into Kim's and Louise's!!!!!!
2 comments:
WOW- great job Kim and Louise!!! And Keith- good for you;) ha ha- just kidding. We haven't even done one the past couple of years but Luke's been begging to, so we'll have to get around to it this next week. The last picture turned out really well in the dark.
We can't wait to come trick or treating at your place!! So, do you think this will now enhance your opportunity for the trick or treaters now? You probably should stock up on candy just in case:)
Those pumpkins are awesome!! You will have to tell us about those patterns, maybe we can borrow some:) See you both soon, we love you!!
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