Pumpkins

There are times when the fact that you have a big family really hits home. Like laundry and folding socks, cleaning up after breakfast, and packing for a trip. Who would have thought that a trip to Macey's to pick up some pumpkins would drive that obvious fact home again! The kids all had a splendid time climbing the pumpkin pile in search of the perfect pumpkin. We each found our desired jack-o-lantern-to-be, and headed inside to the check outs. Now pushing a basket through the grocery store is like second nature to mom. Something we can do on auto pilot, even with our eyes closed. But not today! Holy smokes there were a lot of pumpkins in the basket! If we didn't live in Utah, I may have even been a bit embarrassed! And boy was it heavy! So heavy, I had to give Bill the wheel.
Well, $20 and 120lbs of pumpkins later we arrived home to enjoy our jack-o-lantern carve-a-rama. This is such fun now that the big boys can carve their own pumpkins. I love watching their creative process and love their end masterpieces. Each one was uniquely their own. We ooo'd and ahhh'd and laughed while our ideas took shape. We munched on pumpkin spice donuts and sipped hot apple cider. What fun! This is one of our most favorite family nights of the year. Who knew squash carving could be such a fun and binding memory?