Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza

Sunday, the entire family was sick so we vegged out at home all day, feeling lousy and lazy. That night Josh came over and we carved up some pumpkin fun! I made homemade pumpkin stew (traditional in my family) and while it cooked we first hollowed out the boys pumpkins then helped them "hammer" in these clear colored pegs to make designs on their pumpkins. When lit, the pegs glowed to show the design; way cool. I thought these kits were much easier for my boys since they can't really carve with knives. After the boys were done, the big boys (and girl) carved their pumpkins. I carved the biggest pumpkin I have ever carved in my life; the knife wouldn't even reach all the way through! It was a lot of fun even with the sniffles. The boys were so excited about their pumpkins they kept running out the front door to look at them...which made me constantly paranoid they would run into the street. Ahh the perils of toddlerhood!