Pumpkin Carving

Carving Madeline's pumpkin...

At first she wouldn't put her hands in it but she warmed up to the idea when she realized how gross it felt. =)

Now it's ready to be painted.

Matthew's turn to clean his out.

Jeff suggested we cook the pumpkin seeds. He found a recipe online and boiled them in salt water.

Then baked them with butter and coarse salt. It was fun to do but as for the taste, it was 'eh'. Just something to say we tried. =)

And the pumpkin painting begins...

Matthew is going for the Modern Art theme.

Madeline wanted a blue-eye'd pumpkin.

With yellow eyelashes to compliment the bloody black scars.

They both worked hard on them.

Finished products are on the mantle.

On the table I have one of my favorite decorations. The ceramic pumpkin was my Mother's that she painted. It's a cookie jar and the witch hat comes off and there is a pumpkin top that can on it. So it can be used for Halloween and Thanksgiving.