Isaac had a Pumpkin Party today at school. It is a "Pumpkin Party" because they are not allowed to say "Halloween Party." I took the kid's costumes out of their cozy hiding place that they have been in since August for this party. They couldn't wait to get them on. They were so excited that they stripped to their bare bums to put them on. They were quite upset when I told them that not only do they need to wear underwear with their costumes, but that they had to wear clothes underneath it as well since it is cold outside. After some coaxing, they put their clothes back on along with their costumes. At the party, the kids painted pumpkins, played bean bag toss, decorated cookies, ate yummy treats and played with toys and the other kids. When we finally made it home, it was another explanation on my part as to why they can't wear their costumes all day today.
After dinner, we decided to carve pumpkins. We have so many pumpkins: 12 decorative small ones in the house, 6 regular size pumpkins and 2 jack o lantern pumpkins. That is not including the pumpkins that I already canned. We carved 3 of them tonight and will save the rest for decorations for Thanksgiving. Isaac had a great time drawing the outline for the face on his pumpkin and Elizabeth had a great time drawing the hair for hers. All in all, everyone had a great time. We cleaned the pumpkin seeds and roasted them too for a post dessert treat! Yum! Elizabeth can't get enough of roasted pumpkin seeds. She ate them about as fast as she ate her brownie and ice cream that she had for dessert. Now all we need to do is make some Halloween sugar cookies and we are all set for Monday. ... And yes, I am still pregnant!
2 comments:
Just curious, why can't they say Halloween Party in school? Do they consider Halloween to be a religious holiday?
I LOVE Elizabeth's costume :) And Isaac's too! They are so cute!
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