carving · Daddy · family · family time · funny kids · Gillian · Halloween · John · love · pumpkins

pumpkin carving

before carving Tonight after dinner we decided to carve our pumpkins.  Before we even started, John said “Can I get some gloves?  Because I’m not getting my hands dirty.”  We found some gloves for him to wear.  And we started with Gillian’s little pumpkin.  I helped her with the big parts.  I thought she would… Continue reading pumpkin carving

Aunt Missy · family · family time · Gillian · Halloween · John · pumpkins

a big pumpkin

Today we met Mimi, Poppy, Uncle T and Aunt Missy for breakfast and then went pumpkin picking.  If you remember, last year (check out last year’s post: pumpkin picking) John had very specific criteria for the perfect pumpkin.  The pumpkin had to be round, not too dirty and a stem.  This year, he wasn’t that specific.  He… Continue reading a big pumpkin

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Belated Halloween

Hurricane Sandy ruined the kids Halloween this year.  After the hurricane hit, the Governor postponed Halloween until Monday, November 5th.  We still dressed the kids up on October 31st, even if it was to run errands.  They had fun dressing up and we put smiles on a lot of people’s faces that day.        So… Continue reading Belated Halloween