Pumpkins Pizza & Popcorn

This has been a super busy week and so we didn't get around to carving our pumpkins until tonight. We've been talking it up and planning all week. I even brought home "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" from school so we could have the complete Halloween experience. As soon as I was home from work we got to work on digging the guts out of our pumpkins. Abby loved to grab the gooey mess and pull it out of her pumpkin. Ben on the other hand...not so much. He preferred to use a spoon at all times. Can't say either of them surprised me.

I love the way she watched as Robbie carved her pumpkin, giving him directions and asking "what job can I have now?"

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you Abby and her silly pumpkin!

The kids decided that they wanted some friends to watch the movie with them so we invited Izzy, Annie and Joey over. We all snuggled up on the couch and ate some popcorn and Ben didn't even ask too many questions!! The kids have been excited about tonight all week and they loved every minute of it!

In other exciting news: Robbie's work hosted a company wide coloring contest and Abby was crowned winner of her age group! When Robbie first gave the kids the papers there was a little confusion about the way a coloring contest works. Ben colored (scribbled) his as fast as he could and announced "I'm done. I win!" Apparently he thought that the fastest artist would win. After a lot of tears, we tried again (thankfully Robbie had brought home extras). This time Ben colored a bit slower but after about two minutes he was done. His sister on the other hand, used lots of colors and worked hard to stay inside the lines. She worked very hard and when she was finally done she was convinced that she would win. Now, I'm not going to lie. Her picture was good. She did a nice job. But it still looked like something colored by a three-year-old. I knew that what she had done was pretty good, but she is no art prodigy. Just a girl who loves crafts and who worked very hard to do her best. Turns out that her best was THE best and she won! The prize? A $25 Target gift card! Next year I'm entering.

Tonight, I leave you with the picture of our pumpkins all lit up. Happy Halloween!!