The memory of holidays. Halloween is my favorite holiday. This year it's a bittersweet one. Growing up my mom and dad always made Halloween fun. We would do the pumpkin farm, the carving, the whole house was decorated, trick or treating, and always a Halloween party with my cousins.
After High School it wasn't the same, we all worked, and didn't get together as much. And with my Aunt and Uncle passing away it makes it hard. But even harder is my cousin is in jail. Even though I haven't spent Halloween with all of them in years, it was still a Holiday that made me happy.
I must say during most of our carving, I told Spaghetti of all the memories of carving with my parents and my sister. I remember my dad and carving. He would never show his pumpkin till the end. He NEVER touched the guts, he would use a BIG serving spoon, scrap and then at once scoop out a HUGE pile of all the insides!
His insides of his pumpkin were perfect, his pumpkin face always great. All day on and off, my mom, myself and Frances would be sketching on paper to come up with our perfect face to carve. We would lay out a big table cloth, and after all the carving we always took pictures with our pumpkins.
So now Spaghetti and I move on to make those same memories with Bagel and Weaky.
Spaghetti is quite cheesy with his happy pumpkin carving smile!
Bagel was given dry erase markers and she went to town with them!
I saw in last years Martha Stewart (October issue) that she carved from the bottom, so I tried it.
Using a dry erase marker I drew on my face (love the fact that I can just wipe off, and start again if need be.
Bagel did this. I cried. She was able to draw a smiley face. Yet another milestone! STOP growing up young lady!!
This was her practice sheet.
Weaky spent the carving sitting in his high chair. Mostly observing, and telling Spaghetti what to do.
I was busy carving away...
So this was my big technique. I used vellum paper and drew on with markers my face. Then pinned them inside my pumpkin. (I did line the inside with foil, and I did use a tea light candle just for pictures. I'm afraid I will cause a fire with the paper, so I won't be keeping it lit)
But here is Spaghetti's and mine all lit up...
Spaghetti's...
Alex's was fun. I took the dried pumpkin seeds, some extra pins I had, and a marker.
Mia did this! I was SO proud of her and her smiley face!
Our family picture! I used the timer on the camera for the first time, and got a cute shot of us and our pumpkins! First year for the 4 of us carving! Thanks for the memories, can't wait for many more!!
1 comment:
So super cute! I love that you took a family photo with the pumpkins! Memories!
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