folding arms was the only way we could keep Cooper from picking his nose.Tonight for FHE we did PUMPKINS!! Yay! The kids started out painting theirs, then when they saw me carving mine, they wanted theirs carved as well.
Cooper painted his black and got a scary face. Mine is a ghost face (spooky). And Kami wanted a ladybug, which I could not do, so we settled on a beautiful pink and purple cat.
We placed them on the back porch this year to hopefully avoid smashed pumpkins... we will see.
I must say, even the walmart's pumpkins were $4 a piece (eek!) they carved very well. Honestly, I think they might be a special jack-o-lantern pumpkin. No lie. All in all, we had a fun night together. (Daddy took the picture and he was on gut duty. Which he did wonderfully. He even saved all the seeds for me. YAY! We love every second we get to see our daddy!)
A little useless knowledge:
Why Carve Pumpkins?
The story of the Jack o'Lantern comes from Irish folklore. Jack was a crafty farmer who tricked the Devil into climbing a tall tree. When the Devil reached the highest branch, Jack carved a large cross in the trunk, making it impossible for the Devil to climb down. In exchange for help getting out of the tree, the Devil promised never to tempt Jack with evil again. When Jack died, he was turned away from Heaven for his sins and turned away from Hell because of his trickery. Condemned to wander the Earth without rest, Jack carved out one of his turnips, took an ember from the devil, and used it for a lantern to light his way. He became known as "Jack of the Lantern."
Wow, I am really impressed Brit. Do you possess lots of useless knowledge or did you look that up? That's kind of an eerie little story. If I'm up late tonight - I'm calling you.
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