One night when we probably should have been getting the kids ready for bed, we decided to carve pumpkins. It was one of those, if-we-don't-get-it-done-now-it-will-never-get-done, kinda things. When I told the kids what we were going to do I was surprised when they went outside and carried their pumpkins inside to me.
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I mean, they are kinda heavy and Gracie is
really small.
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Then they both made really funny faces while carrying their pumpkins, without being asked. They are good kids.
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All ready to go!
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It took a lot of convincing to get William to put his hand inside the pumpkin and pull out the guts.
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But once he did it, he loved it
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and started making typical gross boy noises.
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Gracie thought it was cool, but what she thought was
really cool was...
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Lighting them. She wanted to stick her face right in the top of the jack-o-lantern
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Like this. She sat looking at these guys for a long time.
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And here is the man carving the pumpkins...with a drill:)
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Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. More on that to come.
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