Hoo's excited for Halloween?

This summer (like every summer), we had big plans for growing our own pumpkins in our backyard vegetable garden. Mother Nature and Mr. Groundhog had other ideas and we were left with only two pumpkins. 

Although Chris is the master pumpkin carver, I'm the glue gun painter pumpkin designer when it comes to Josie's school pumpkin contest.

This year, she decided she wanted to create an Owl for her school's pumpkin contest.

We used lots of straight pins to hold our felt feathers into place.

Mr. Owl is now happy to be visiting Josie's school library.  Happy "almost" Halloween!
    

I speak for the trees!!!

This year, Josie decided she wanted to have a Dr. Seuss Lorax pumpkin for her school pumpkin patch.  

I tried to find faux yellow fur for his mustache and eyebrows, but ended up hot-gluing fuzzy yellow yarn onto felt. His nose is an orange pom pom.

A tissue paper blossom becomes the top of the Truffula tree.

Happy soon-to-be Halloween!




PS.  Continued prayers for those in the Sandy's path. May you be safe and sound from the storm.

Our GREAT pumpkins!!

Each year, Chris goes to his favorite pumpkin patch and brings home at least 20 pumpkins.  

He is quite the mad scientist when it comes to carving.

Here are a few of the many pumpkins that he carved this year.


















PS.  Thinking of everyone in the Sandy's path. May you be safe and sound from the storm.
 

punkin lovin...part 2

Remember this?

Chris has been busy...





By the way, check it out...

Halloween hugs!

XOXO

♥

It's Despicable!

As you can imagine, both girls had loads of ideas on what they wanted to do for Josie's special pumpkin for her elementary school pumpkin contest. They finally decided that they wanted to recreate another minion based on the movie "Despicable Me".

You can't help but adore those little yellow characters and their silly language.

Remember this from last Easter?

Here's our version of a pumpkin minion...

Halloween hugs!

XOXO

♥