Let the Pumkin Carving Commence!!

For those of you that don't know I have a thing for carving pumpkins. I am actually proud of myself for holding off until the end of September this year before we staring carving them. Last year it was a weekly occurrence from mid-September through Halloween. It's a good thing the boys enjoy it as well, or I guess they'd just have to watch!!

Here is Luke and his pumpkin. Mommy did the scrapping out of the "guts" and Dad helped with the carving.

Here is Kaleb and his pumpkin. He did most of the scrapping and almost all of the carving by his self. It's a skull with a spider web. I think it will be most scary all lit up!
Calvin likes to free hand his pumpkins most of the time. I think that's Uncle Jason's influence calling the use of a pattern "cheating".

Trevor likes to go back and forth between using patterns and making his own designs. This one was a pattern, but I will be the next one will be a Trevor exclusive!!

Me, well I just like to carve them all! I do have to say I have become quite proficient at the scrapping out the inside, so I can get to the carving that much quicker! I like to have a pattern, sometimes I make my own pattern, I haven't heard from Jason if that's cheating too, but I don't care I just love to do it!! I will post my "Raiders" pumpkin when I carve one this year.




Here are the boys and our pumpkins!!



Not sure which is scarier, the pumpkins or them!!
And to top off the day, some tackle soccer. I guess that's what happens when you have both football and soccer during the fall!!