Every year, Leslie and I take Emma and Sarah to get pumpkins and we carve them together. Janie often goes with us, but not this year. She was OK being alone for a short while when we did our pumpkin hunting at the local Yakima Fruit Market.
The girls are old enough to do most of the carving themselves. Emma’s was a simple design, so she did it all herself. I consulted with her a little, but not much.
Leslie worked a little more with Sarah, but Sarah still did most of it on her own.
Here are the final results!
After the pumpkin carving, we had a good dinner of slow cooker ham, homemade pea soup, honey-glazed carrots and potatoes au gratin.
We missed having granddaughter Kathryn with us this year, since she is away at college. I hope she carves a pumpkin and sends us a picture, though.
Update:
Kathryn did carve a pumpkin and sent me a picture. Thanks Kathryn!
I enjoyed sharing your pumpkin carving pictures with the girls. It is fun to be able to do that together as usual. Love, Gramma Claire