Sage was right in there from the beginning, willing to cut and scoop. (She ended up letting me cut for her though.)
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Jonah definitely didn't want to cut or scoop, but I managed to talk him into drawing the face that he wanted and that I would cut it out for him.
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A picture of Sage working hard at scooping out the seeds from her pumpkin.
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Austin decided that for his pumpkin, he wanted to cut. So he cut the top off the pumpkin and then let me scoop it out (what a guy!) He had printed the silhouette of a wolf howling off of the computer, cut it out, traced it onto the pumpkin and then cut it out himself. I was very proud!
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And a couple of pictures of the end results:
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Jonah's pumpkin is a shark and Sage's pumpkin is an owl (like their costumes).
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And after rinsing the seeds and letting them sit overnight to dry, I made Pioneer Woman's Pepitas (a.k.a. roasted pumpkin seeds).
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So the pumpkins are carved, the seeds are roasted, the costumes are completed (Sage's & the boys') and the candy is purchased (& not all eaten... yet! ;) )
All that's left to do is go trick or treating tonight.
Have a happy (& safe!) Halloween!