Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin Carving, and Power Tools

We had a busy and fun weekend which included a Saturday afternoon trip to the pumpkin patch- climbing around on the round bale maze, selecting the perfect pumpkins for carving, trudging through the muddy corn maze after a 3 in. rain the night before, petting a few animals (Morgan's favorite was the pig), and posing for a few pictures here and there.

After the pumpkin patch we watched our first-ever 3-D movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Then we took 2 exhausted kids and their equally exhausted parents home for bed.

On Sunday, after our morning of dancing (see previous blog post), church, and the Vikings game (with the wrong outcome!) we cleaned up the pumpkins and began their quest to become jack-o-lanterns. What Halloween experience would be complete without the sound of power tools in the background? Certainly not one at our house! The kids each drew their unique faces. I cut off the tops. Then Kyle arrived in the doorway with the rotary saw and a big smile, "Do you think this will work?" Here are the results...

First the dull knife...

Now a little creativity and some gooey pumpkin guts...

And finally, power tool bliss! Halloween, here we come!