Dylan really wanted to carve a “face” on his so that it would look like a Jack-o-Lantern.  He gave it his best shot of trying to carve it on his own, but really the knife just ended up going up and down in one spot.  He didn’t seem to realize that he wasn’t doing any carving though and really had a good time.  Mike ended up finishing carving his face for him and he just pulled out the pieces as Mike cut them free.  Aubri chose the cat for her pumpkin to be carved into, and I think they both ended up turning out great.  Dylan couldn’t wait to get to put the candle in his so that it would light up.  He was quite proud of his pumpkin and pointed out all of the pumpkins that had a face like his while we were out trick-or-treating. The next day Grams roasted up all of the pumpkin seeds with a little bit of garlic and everyone thinks they are delicious.  Click here to see more pick of the kids carving pumpkins.

Tomi, Dylan and Aubri went to the Avila valley Barn to check out the animals, feed a couple of them and most likely grab some ice cream, which is so good there. They were not counting on encountering the first crop of pumpkins to be available. They had a ton out and were expecting more the following weekend. This is THE place in the county to get your pumpkins so they have a ton. It wasn’t even October yet so it was a little early to be buying our big carving pumpkins but Tomi let the kids each pick out a small one to take home.

Of course Dylan picked out the smallest one, because he is weird like that. And Aubri got a real nice perfectly round one. These were some of the most perfect pumpkins I have ever seen. Usually the little ones are all weird shapes but I guess it pays to beat the crowd. They had their pick of the litter.

They will be going back for more this weekend because Dylan says that he wants to bring a pumpkin to all the kids in his preschool class. I feel sorry for Tomi because he can be so picky it might take awhile to pick out the 10 or so pumpkins he will need. A new post will be coming when they get their carving pumpkins, with pictures of their creations.