I was all excited to visit the Pumpkin Festival in Keene, NH, mostly because its website claimed that maple-flavored cotton candy would be available. Maple-flavored cotton candy seemed like a good thing. Visitors to the festival are encouraged to bring jack-o-lanterns to break some jack-o-lantern collection record. Happy to oblige! So I had Mark carve a pumpkin.
Cutting off the top:
Taking out the innards:
Stirring the innards, just for good measure:
And the finished product:
Frances was very pleased with her pumpkin.
Then we finished up the night with a ballet show, because that's what we do around here, often.
I think I'm about 23 weeks pregnant here, and Frances is in half her Halloween costume. Can you tell what she is?
There seems to be something growing in your belly, Auntie Mongo!
ReplyDeleteAren't you perceptive! I feel like a whale, which I never did with Frances. Maybe chasing a three year old is just too much of a reminder of how much I can't move already. Gave up jogging at the gym.
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