A Pumpkin and A Belly

Monday evening we decided it was time to turn our beloved pumpkin into what he was destined to be all along....a scary (per Sophie's request) Jack O' Lantern. Neal drew two scary faces on paper and she chose the face of our new friend. Being almost 3 years old she does not have much patience for the process of things, what child does, so she sort of flitted around the kitchen while Neal drew the face on. She did attempt to help the both of us scoop out the guts and seeds, but let's face it she is definitely a girly girl and really wanted no part of the slimy guts and just wanted to wash her hands! We made some great cinnamon sugar pumpkin seeds which Sophie really liked, a lot. When it came time to start carving, Sophie was a little more attentive, but I think by this point she was over pumpkin carving, she was waiting for the next event in the line up.........painting the baby belly! Since it looks as though our little pumpkin may be staying in where it is warm for Halloween, we thought we might as well have a little fun and make a few memories for the baby's scrap book while we were at it.