Carving Pumpkins

One of the things I do love about Halloween is carving pumpkins.  We didn't get fancy this year--just faces.  (See my sister's creations here.)  Emily picked out a pattern from a book we had last year.  I made Lincoln's up.  Emily was all excited to scoop out the insides until she actually saw what was inside.  She then declared it to be "a messy mommy job."  Lincoln didn't mind the mess as much, but didn't have a long attention span.  He had more fun playing with his pumpkin afterwards.  I had to retrieve and wash several items that got placed inside it when I wasn't looking. :op