Pumpkin Contest

Well this year our pumpkin carving took place the Thursday before Halloween. Because of my trip to California for my class reunion, we got behind in October. It worked out well though because the pumpkins weren't too saggy looking on Halloween. When we started, Jeff was busy , so I was sort of feeling sorry for myself as we started the task of getting all the pumpkin seeds and slime out and cleaning the seeds so we could cook them for a snack that night. Kyle's costume was also a" bear "to assemble and I still needed to finish it that night. As soon as the excitement of coming up with the faces everyone wanted to use, and the thrill that comes with the tradition of carving pumpkin, we had a fantastic time. It was even better when my sweet husband came home. He does make a party more fun.

 Anna's spider pumpkin took the longest and we went for the easier patterns after that one.

The funny thing was that the White Pine Carnival had a pumpkin contest as usual. Since we had just carved our pumpkins the kids wanted to enter. So we dragged their pumpkins down to the school. This year every pumpkin that entered got a gift certificate. So they each get to go on a date with their prize.

 This costume looks harmless enough, but paper mache takes a while to dry, so after three coats and letting it dry the week before it was finally ready to paint. If it hadn't broken on Halloween, I would gladly pass it on to someone else, so they could avoid the pain. Kyle made a harness that slipped over his back and did a lot of the work himself. We were just so happy to be done the night before Halloween. Luckily, this year everyone else used costumes that we already had or borrowed. Katelyn is missing in the photo because she was at State with the Hillcrest varsity volleyball team. Some of the JV were able to dress in the varsity uniforms and be a back up.