Pumpkins Scream in the Dead of Night

"This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Pumpkins scream in the dead of night

This is Halloween, everybody make a scene

Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright

It's our town, everybody scream

In this town of Halloween!"

Happy Halloween everyone! We're having a big ole' time here in Kentucky. Bennett's off to his very first "field trip" permisssion slip required and all -- to Trick or Treat at the nursing home down the street. Then the kiddos have their Halloween parties at school, followed by Trick or Treating with friends in the neighborhood tonight. 

In Halloween spiritn - I thought I'd share our pumpkin carving adventures on the blog today. We carved pumpkins last week and without a doubt, we always have "This is Halloween" from The Night Before Christmas playing in the background. Carving pumpkins transports me right back to childhood every year, and I totally love it. The gooey pumpkin guys, the arguing of what looks better and how to make it look "right", and always being just a tad bit disappointed your pumpkin didn't turn out as grea as you imagined it in your head. All things I love :) I've got pumpkin carving posts that date way back and you can catch up on those events here:

• 2010 + 2011
• apparently I forgot to recap 2012 + 2013 (womp)
• 2014 ~ gals night
• 2014 ~ Bennett's first time carving pumpkins
• 2015
• 2016

I mentioned last week I made a yummy caramel apple dip for my gals night pumpkin carving and hilariously we never actually carved pumpkins. We all were so engrossed in chatting, eating apps and drinking wine that not a single pumpkin was carved. We did however, manage to find some pumpkin stickers (thanks mom) that saved the day - so it wasn't a total loss. 

Real carving did take place on family pumpkin night however, and the kiddos were super pleased with their creations. First up - say cheese!

Followed by ooey gooey pumpkin guts!

And then - interpreting their wants and ideas. 

And finally a self-timer photoshoot with the completed punkins!