Flexibility is, of course, a Zoo Crew specialty, so we quickly opted to check out the orange gourdiness. The beasties were loosed upon the poor unsuspecting orbs to make their selections
. Beastly eagerness nothwithstanding, the pumpkins have been patiently waiting on the front steps for THE day.Abbey was more than a little disgusted to remember that the scooping of the goop comes first. (note her thumb pointing to the goop!) Once I explained that the stringy stuff can catch fire from the candles, Ben was ultra intent
on getting all the goop out of his.The candles, by the way, were Patrick's idea--his requirement, actually! We put 'em in the pumpkins just for tonight...on Halloween we'll use electric ones. But he was happy!
Matthew aimed high and put a moustache and eyebrows on his!! (I think it looks remarkably like Bill, don't you?)Patrick, ever the traditionalist, took great pains to
draw his triangle eyes and nose.Once we finished I told the kids to clean up the mess so we could wander outside and light 'em up. Matthew's response? "First, I must prepare the hose!" hee hee hee
Oh...let me set your worries to rest...Bill was carefully supervised while using the sharp objects!!
More pictures here: Pumpkin Carving 2009
