Carving Pumpkins

October brings so many wonderful surprises for Ms. A. She loves collecting all the beautiful leaves and going for walks in the crisp autumn air. She is also very curious about the changing world around her. She'll ask why do leaves change colors or why do they fall off the tree every time we go for a walk. She loves her leaves! :)

Another popular question revolves around pumpkins. I thought it would be fun to take her to a pumpkin patch this year. We opted for the Corn Maze at Lakeview Farms, it was fun, but we left too late to enjoy the pumpkin patch. Instead we picked out our pumpkins at WinCo, which Ms A enjoyed. All week long in-between conversations about leaves, she has been pointing out the pumpkins on people's doorsteps. She also, very proudly, points out our pumpkins to all visitors at our home.

Much to Ms. A's joy, last night we carved the pumpkins. Ms. A liked the carving part, but wasn't too excited about the slippery insides. Ms. A helped daddy carve his pumpkin, then she came over to draw her pumpkin face. She made sure that the pumpkin wasn't scary! Daddy's was. :) It was a fun night. We also put up some decorations.

At the end of the evening, Reed made the comment that Halloween is a man holiday. Men like to scary aspects of the holiday and the candy! How True! :)