Pumpkin carving

We carved the pumpkins the day before Halloween this year. The boys wanted to do it outside like we did last year, but I held strong... it was too cold and I was NOT going to attempt "Ariel" with freezing cold fingers and a 3 year old close by. I think the kids had some fun helping out, although they got tired of it pretty fast. Brett was all gung-ho that he wanted something specific, until I made jack-o-lanters with his class the day before (with sticky foam pieces, pre-cut). So, he decided that he wanted his big pumpkin to look exactly like his little pumpkin. Todd was more than ok that that decision. No matter how hard I tried to guide Kate's decision, she was determined that she wanted Ariel, so that's what she got. I did my pumpkin after the kids went to bed :)