Our glorious pumkins!

The above pumpkins display our prideful work at this years annual pumpkin carving party. I can't remember how many years we've been doing this, but i believe about 10 years- or maybe a couple more. At the first pumpkin carving parties, Brian and I would show up with bags of carving accessories, including sand, water, music with speakers... yada yada yada. We became the couple to 'fear' at the judging contest at the end! Now, we arrive with the two kiddos and a simpler mind set... to just get the task done with smiles and laughs! The voting is always done in a 'survivor' type fashion, by voting off the worst first.. .until you are left with the best. Now with so many kids involved....we are a 'little' nicer in our voting and written and spoken opinions.... but not always.. This year, Brady didn't quite understand that blowing out the candle in the pumpkin meant you weren't going to win and when it was his turn, he was more than happy to do it. We'll see what next year holds!!!!