Not Exactly A Scarecrow....

Liam's ideas regarding his pumpkins' design were carved in stone. But they didn't end up carved in a pumpkin! He wanted a scarecrow face. Sounds easy enough, but then you start to think about it....what does that look like exactly? Yeah, I don't know either. So we compromised with a ScareOWL face. Close enough!
* On a side note....I thought that the knives in store-bought pumpkin carving kits were made so that kids could help with the carving. Not so! I'm sure you could take off a finger with the $1.99 knife!
** On another, but way more fabulous side note....if you are wondering why Sarah is not wearing pants....(my Dad always wonders why they don't wear pants!).....Sarah had a very big day today. Drumroll, please. SHE WENT PEE ON THE POTTY!...TWICE! Turns out she doesn't like her Fancy Nancy undies, so we're sticking with the diaper for now. No pants though, because when the urge strikes and she says "PEE?" (it's more of a question right now) we are movin' and shakin' our way to the bathroom. Zippers and belts be gone! It has been exactly 349 days since Liam's potty training adventure began. (Blogs are great for keeping track of that kind of trivia!) He had the hang of it without a week or two, so here's my goal: Two kids potty trained in under a year. Well, at least enough to leave the house on a short outing without a diaper. Go!
And now, I give you....The Pumpkins:



Liam noticed that a couple of seeds on his fingers looked like a heart. I thought this was sweet, especially coming from his not-as-sweet-as-usual-this-week self! A breakthrough? I'm desparate so I'll take it as a good sign!


We had pumpkin guts EVERYWHERE:


Because making the mess is really what it's all about...



Sarah wasn't as specific and our dinner was burning, so.....yeah.