Pumpkin Carving

I wonder if Charlie will mind down the road of we make pumpkin carving part of his birthday tradition. It seems sort of convenient seeing as his birthday his 2 days before Halloween. This year, we heard no complaints. The kids loved it...can't believe I didn't take a picture of the final product on the front porch--I love the feel of lit jack-o-lanterns on my own front porch. Every year I have the best intentions to collect all the seeds and bake them, but it becomes so messy, and the kids seem to mix them with dirt, and then they all get dumped...thus the empty bowl that Kate is holding. These aren't the best pics--the shadows are abundant in our backyard in the afternoon...