Halloween was on a Wednesday this year, so on Monday night, we carved our pumpkins. We carved them in the garage this year, which worked out a lot better than in our kitchen last year. It was a lot of fun because the girls both were able to help as it was on the floor. They both loved to help too. Brooklyn thought she was in charge of the big spoon and wanted to scoop out the seeds with me. We bought one big 'family' pumpkin and the girls each had a smaller pumpkin (see the previous post on the pumpkin patch). Katelyn enjoyed using the marker and drawing pictures on hers while we were working on the details of the big pumpkin.
Tips that worked well for us to remember next year:
1.) Use a washable marker to draw the face as it wiped off really easily
2.) When cutting out the top, include a large section of the back so it is easy to scoop seeds out.
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| Supervising Daddy |
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| Scooping out the seeds. Big Helpers. |
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| The finished product (and the two small pumpkins). |
On the evening of Halloween, we first took the girls over to my parents for their first trick-or-treat experience. Then we had a couple of friends over with their kids, so it was fun watching 4 toddlers walk around our neighborhood. It was also a little comical. Katelyn would usually be the first to get the candy, but then didn't want to clear out of the way and let the other kids get close. Brooklyn tried multiple times to walk into the houses when the doors were open. We have never been home on Halloween before (even though this was our fourth year in our house), and it was interesting to see who came around to our house. There aren't too many trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood.
I chose these costumes because Katelyn has been called 'Lady Bug' since she was born and Brooklyn is often called 'B(ee)'. I love my little girls.
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