Do you remember yesterday when we let our kids eat junk because it was easier? Yeah. Well, it turns out that it's not easier; we are definitely seeing the effects today of the food they ate yesterday, and it's not pretty. Even Caleb's teachers at church mentioned that he was less cooperative than normal today, and had to be given directions several times. Hmm. Note to self: it's not worth it.
I had hoped to carve our pumpkins today - it's one of my favorite parts of Halloween.
(Do you remember pumpkin carving from previous years? Here's a refresher:
I somehow didn't blog about it in 2009. Oops.)
Unfortunately, I sliced my thumb open yesterday, and that kind of hampers my ability to handle knives and pumpkins. Really, it's hindering my ability to do pretty much everything... Regardless, we started the process, but didn't finish. Chris did the hollowing and grunt work, and I chose designs, but we didn't get around to actually carving.
Daisy LOVES her pumpkin. As soon as Chris brought it in, she began yelling, "Pun-KIE! Pun-KIE!" Over and over and over. Loves that pumpkin. The photo above may have been when she danced with her pumpkin. Really. She held on to it and bounced and wiggled with all her might. Funny girl.
Her pumpkin even inspired her to do some walking! However, her tights were a bit slippery, so we took a quick break for a wardrobe change.
Caleb and Daisy were very interested in what Chris was doing, but Caleb was a little upset that Daddy was cutting into his beloved pumpkin.
More pumpkin dancing.
Chris wore rubber gloves for the gut-scooping part, and of course Daisy and Caleb wanted gloves, too. Then Chris convinced Daisy to peer into her empty pumpkin and give it a sniff.
The kids took a break from pumpkin carving to sing and dance on the "stage". They're a good little duo!
Eventually, we all lost interest in the carving, so we moved on to a project for Caleb and Daisy, using their little pumpkins from the pumpkin farm. I found this idea on one of my favorite blogs, and they loved it!
I used contact paper to tape designs on their pumpkins, then let them paint away.
It was Daisy's first painting experience - before this, she's only been allowed to "paint" with edible things. So of course the first thing she did was stick the gloppy paint brush in her mouth. Not so tasty. At least it was nontoxic!
Once she got the hang of it, Daisy really enjoyed herself. She even painted with both hands!
Chris and Daisy were pretty pleased with their work
She's a budding Jackson Pollock!
Caleb was funny about the pumpkin painting. Though he was very neat and precise, his painting was... not so pretty. But he really enjoyed himself!
She really wanted to see pictures of herself on my camera, but didn't understand why I wouldn't let her get close to it. Not a chance, girlfriend!
After the kids had finished painting. I peeled the contact paper off to reveal the designs. I think the pumpkins turned out pretty well, and Caleb and Daisy really enjoyed themselves. The pumpkins are still drying now (it was A LOT of paint!) but I'll take pictures of the finished product tomorrow.
Oh, also? We just realized that this girl is learning to count!
Love Daisy counting!
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