Should I be worried that Garrett was super excited to see how the brains were going to get out of the pumpkins last night? Thank goodness for Ava...I turned my back for 2 seconds and he picked up a knife and was trying to poke a hole in one of the pumpkins. Luckily, his big sis stopped him and took it away!
I feel like the entire year is a lead up to this time. G's birthday kicks off the holiday chaos for us...his birthday is TODAY (Happy 4th Birthday to my most favorite little boy...you are so loved!), Halloween is Tuesday, and in a few short weeks, we will be eating turkeys and giving thanks. And then shortly after that, we'll be kissing under the mistletoe and leaving cookies and eggnog out for the fat man in a red suit. And THEN we'll be bidding adieu to this really weird year and welcoming a new one. We can then take a break for a bit, until we head to Florida in February for a visit with Grandma Deb and Grandpa Whitey. There is so much to do in such a short amount of time. It's fun, chaotic, magical, and exhausting!
Back to last night...Ava had picked up the biggest pumpkin possible at her baton class (they were giving pumpkins to all of the students,) so we had to gut that one. I had picked up two much smaller ones a while ago, and I knew we were only going to carve one of them. I had bought a surface etching kit, so doing that with one of the pumpkins was my contribution. The whole process was so much easier with an extra set of (Ava) hands. Ava designed the faces, Scott cut, Ava scooped, and then Scott carved the two pumpkins. I etched mine and was then responsible for the finer details on cleaning up the pumpkins. G ran around with a Sharpie (argh) and supervised the whole process. Teamwork!
Ava had her Harvest Party at school on Friday, so she's tested out her costume already. G has a Halloween party on Tuesday at daycare and since I took the day off, I'm going to stop by and "oooh" and "ahhh" over all of the adorable kids. We're planning on having pizza with the neighbors on Tuesday night and then heading out in the 'hood to beg for candy...and we adults will sip wine while walking. Fun for all!
We also have Ava's first conferences on Wednesday night, and I have a fun girls happy hour planned for Thursday night. I'm ready for next weekend already! Did I mention it's hunting season, so I'll be missing my other half during some upcoming days, too.
Ok, time to get this birthday day started! The pups from Paw Patrol will be calling G this morning to wish him a happy birthday...can't wait to see what he thinks about that!
I feel like the entire year is a lead up to this time. G's birthday kicks off the holiday chaos for us...his birthday is TODAY (Happy 4th Birthday to my most favorite little boy...you are so loved!), Halloween is Tuesday, and in a few short weeks, we will be eating turkeys and giving thanks. And then shortly after that, we'll be kissing under the mistletoe and leaving cookies and eggnog out for the fat man in a red suit. And THEN we'll be bidding adieu to this really weird year and welcoming a new one. We can then take a break for a bit, until we head to Florida in February for a visit with Grandma Deb and Grandpa Whitey. There is so much to do in such a short amount of time. It's fun, chaotic, magical, and exhausting!
G loves to have his animals be in the pictures!
Back to last night...Ava had picked up the biggest pumpkin possible at her baton class (they were giving pumpkins to all of the students,) so we had to gut that one. I had picked up two much smaller ones a while ago, and I knew we were only going to carve one of them. I had bought a surface etching kit, so doing that with one of the pumpkins was my contribution. The whole process was so much easier with an extra set of (Ava) hands. Ava designed the faces, Scott cut, Ava scooped, and then Scott carved the two pumpkins. I etched mine and was then responsible for the finer details on cleaning up the pumpkins. G ran around with a Sharpie (argh) and supervised the whole process. Teamwork!
Ava had her Harvest Party at school on Friday, so she's tested out her costume already. G has a Halloween party on Tuesday at daycare and since I took the day off, I'm going to stop by and "oooh" and "ahhh" over all of the adorable kids. We're planning on having pizza with the neighbors on Tuesday night and then heading out in the 'hood to beg for candy...and we adults will sip wine while walking. Fun for all!
We also have Ava's first conferences on Wednesday night, and I have a fun girls happy hour planned for Thursday night. I'm ready for next weekend already! Did I mention it's hunting season, so I'll be missing my other half during some upcoming days, too.
Ok, time to get this birthday day started! The pups from Paw Patrol will be calling G this morning to wish him a happy birthday...can't wait to see what he thinks about that!
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