I couldn't wait any longer to carve pumpkins. I figured out that the "perfect" day to carve pumpkins would have been Tuesday; five days prior to Halloween so we could enjoy them for ample time and they wouldn't be too moldy for Halloween. Whelp, Tuesday filled up quickly and left me doing it Monday, and I've almost always got a case of the Mondays (which is not a good thing.) or Wednesday, which would not give me enough time to enjoy the pumpkins before they had to go away. So ... tonight it was!
Eric and I started with a very "scary" dinner of Mummy dogs and mac & cheese! Just to get myself in the mood to carve pumpkins. I was cleaning up from supper and Eric was flipping through the TV guide and found Hocus Pocus. He left it on because he knows how much I love it, and how much of a Halloween mood it puts me in! I love my husband, he's so good to me.
I started out with the medium sized pumpkin and then moved to the larger, and then to the smallest. I like this picture of the pumpkin guts, these gords never cease to amaze me. 
I don't know if you know this, but I am a VERY serious pumpkin carver... look at that intensity!
I have fun, but I make sure to get the walls scraped perfectly and all of the innards cleaned out as perfectly as I can.
Then, every year since Eric and I started dating, I take a picture of me trying to eat the guts. I don't know why but I think it's fun!
Here's my three guys all done up! I went "traditional" this year, and skipped the stencils. I was trying to stay origininal.
I carved the smallest one of a kitty, I thought Gracie needed a friend. She was actually pretty scared of it. I set it next to her, and scampered for my camera, I got this shot, and she stood up and ran away with her tail flicking and the hair on her back standing up. I guess they won't be friends afterall.
And Aquaman was plenty scared of the pumpkins too. For him all I had to say was " want a Treat" and he was willing to sit until I got the shot I wanted.
It was a great night. I always love carving pumpkins.
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