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Mom and Kassidy with us. Doesn't she make Mayson look so big?? :(
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Baby Kassidy (aka little Kasserole). She is just too cool. |
After the shower we came home to have some family time! I have been so excited for pumpkin carving this year. In the ten years Matt and I have been together we have never even bought a single pumpkin. I was pretty excited when he agreed to let us buy some and carve them for Mayson! Last year a friend of mine put her baby inside the pumpkin for pictures. I loved the idea and just had to try it. Mayson was not excited about this idea at all. I don't think he liked the cold or the gooeyness of the inside because once we pulled him out and wrapped a towel around him he was just fine.
After torturing our baby, I mean making good photo ops, we carved Mayson's first pumpkin! I did not want to do the traditonal Jack O Lantern face. I had seen cute pumpkins with the baby hands as the eyes then a nose and mouth. I liked that idea, but so many people were doing that so I decided we should just do his hand and foot. I traced his hand and foot on a piece of paper, cut it out, then traced on the pumpkin for Matt to carve it out. It wasn't near as easy as I had thought it would be. First off, Mayson was squirmy as can be while I was trying to trace. Secondly, when carving the small spaces between fingers and toes do not shape as well as I had hoped and expected. However, I am very happy for the family time and the experience of celebrating Mayson's first Halloween!
Matt carving Mayson's first pumpkin and his first time ever doing the carving of a pumpkin! |
His hands and feet are just so adorable!! |
The finished product |
This week I will be putting Mayson in all of his Halloween outfits in order to properly celebrate his first holiday! I can't wait to put him in his costume Thursday! This is also my last week off of work, which I am having a very hard time dealing with, so I plan on spending it cuddling my boys and doing a bunch of nothing!! Until next time.....
Lacey