Pumpkin Carving

I think carving the pumpkin is Matthew's favorite part of Halloween, especially this year! Lexi was so excited about the large pumpkin! I am not sure if she really understood what was happening, but she was very proud and excited to say to the least!

She is so proud of this pumpkin! Seriously, what a cutie! 😍

So my job during the carving is to pick out all the seeds. I get the grossest job, but I love it. Matthew hands me chunks of filling and I pull the seeds off and save them for roasting and eating later! This year, surprisingly, the pumpkin didn't actually contain a lot of seeds. 

 Lexi did not care for the sliminess of the pumpkin guts at all. She kept saying "ewww" and "dirty!" Her favorite part was watching her daddy carve the pumpkin.

Honestly, when we started carving this pumpkin, I was sort of irritated because Lexi was going to be late going to bed, which meant Addison's bedtime would be pushed back, and that meant we would have a cranky baby to deal with; but, I am so glad we did this as a family. I want the girls to have these family memories to cherish as they get older. It is so important to Matthew and I that we spend time with each other as a family, and create these memories. And yes, Addison was a fussy-butt, but she still went to sleep at a reasonable hour, and we enjoyed time as a family. 💓