Pumpkin Carving

It just doesn't seem like Halloween to me without a jack-o-lantern and it only seemed fitting that in honor of Frazier's first Halloween we carve one with him. He was no help, of course, but the event was well documented. This way Frazier can look back one day and see what nuts we were. :)

It was a beautiful day (sunny, low 60s, breezy) so we grilled burgers and then set up the splat mat (courtesy of Mae Mae) and hollowed out some pumpkins. In case you are unfamiliar with the splat mat it's like a waterproof picnic blanket that you can just wipe off. Brilliant, I tell you. This was our first chance to use it...and I see us using it many more times in our future!
I spent a great deal of time at Wal Mart the other day picking out these 3 particular pumpkins...can you guess why? :) (The hat and onesie set Frazier's wearing is from his Grammie. Cute, right?)

We (and by we I mean I) spent most of the afternoon scooping out goop and then carving all three pumpkins...but finally VIOLA... Us as jack-o-lanterns!! :)