Pumpkin carving

One more post in preparation for Halloween. In mid-October, Devon and I went to carve pumpkins with his friend Margaret, an annual tradition. Devon carefully drew his face on his pumpkin, for me to carve for him. He also helped to design a kitty pumpkin for his sister. He stubbornly refused to help "scoop out the goop", but enjoyed the rest of the process (especially toasting and eating pumpkin seeds). We had amazing weather this month...and had the strange experience of sitting outside carving our pumpkins in 86 degree weather. Sadly, that means that the pumpkins only lasted a short time before needing to be discarded.

One other note - Rylee is shown wearing her very favorite shirt. It's hard to make out the detail in the photo, but it's covered with robots. She would wear it every day if allowed. She calls it her "silly bobot" shirt. Also featured is her preferred hairstyle - her child care teachers introduced her to the concept of ponytails, and now she likes to have one every day.