October 30, 2010

Our {great} pumpkins!!!

Remember this pumpkin from our garden?

It's now this.

Chris did his marathon carving session Friday night with a little help from a four year old assistant.



Just wait until you see the rest of our 20+ pumpkins. They are fabulous!! My contribution this evening consisted of making roasted pumpkin seeds.

A few tips from Chris...aka Master Pumpkin Carver...

1. Carve your hole in the bottom. Martha was right after all.
2. Use a string of large white Christmas lights under the pumpkins when displaying them in the yard.
3. Save your hands and use rubber gloves when cleaning out the pumpkins.
4. The cheap pumpkin carving kits available in the grocery stores work really well, but put duck tape around the handles of the carving utensils for a better grip.

Hope you have a wonderful Halloween!
We're are soooo ready to get our party groove ON!!!
You ready for lots of party pictures???
Like you have a choice.
Just wait until you see Chris's costume.

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11 comments:

  1. JodiOctober 30, 2010 at 5:55 AM

    I'm exhausted thinking of carving 20+ pumpkins!!! And they look sooo awesome!

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  2. LeeOctober 30, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    The pumpkins you showed are so cute! Good tips-thank Chris!
    Have a terrific day and enjoy your big party! Look forward to seeing pictures...

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  3. AnonymousOctober 30, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    I can't wait to see the pictures! Those pumpkins are looking great!
    Sue

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  4. JodeeOctober 30, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    OH MY WORD! He did a fabulous job! I didn't know that you were married to a professional pumpkin carver! Holy cats! Those are soooo cool and will be the perfect addition to your party!

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  5. Beach MamaOctober 30, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    The pumkins are great! We just use Sharpie markers on ours. Long gone are the days when I carve pumpkins!

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  6. La Vie QuotidienneOctober 30, 2010 at 10:38 AM

    Wonderful pumpkins...love the picture of the kids in the pumpkin patch - too cute. Carving 20 of them...wow!

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  7. HeatherOctober 30, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    Wow! 20 pumpkins?! Your husband did an amazing job! He is quite an artist!

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  8. a Tonggu MommaOctober 30, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    I have to say... that skeleton pumpkin is amazing. That would win our neighborhood carving contest easily.

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  9. CourtneyOctober 30, 2010 at 5:32 PM

    Those pumpkins are so cool. Enjoy your party tonight.

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  10. PandaMomOctober 31, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    I'm posting on Sunday morning and wanted to tell you to have a fabulously FUN day today!!! I know you've planned so much excitement for you home!!! ; )

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  11. AnitaOctober 31, 2010 at 9:50 PM

    WOW!!! LOVE 'em all!! Maybe we'll really have to try our hand at something more creative next year! :)

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Thank you for following our adventures. I always enjoy reading your comments. Happy crafting! Happy thrifting! PS. Ignore that "robot" verification. You can ignore/skip that step since I can't seem to remove it from blogger.