Carving Pumpkins

Will and Anna picked out pumpkins for us this year and were SO EXCITED to carve them! We ended up carving only the big pumpkin and drawing faces on the two little ones, but after experiencing the work involved with the actual "carving" part of pumpkin carving, they were more than happy to just draw on the smaller two.

Step One: Help Daddy choose what kind of face to carve

(They opted for "spooky.")

Step Two: Pick out the seeds from the goop


Step Three: Entertain yourself while Daddy does the labor

Step Four: Run away in fear from the finished jack-0-lantern

Can you see why they were content to choose "happy," drawn-on faces for their personal pumpkins?

*On an unrelated note, due to my many dentist visits in the past month resulting in an emergency root canal, Anna now takes her baby doll to "the dentist" when her baby is sick. I hope I haven't instilled a fear of the dentist in them.

Partyin' for Daddy's Birthday

Larkin's birthday was last week, and the twins were SO EXCITED to have his birthday party. They helped me wrap his presents, put up his birthday banner, make his birthday cupcakes, and they wore his party hats all day long. They called him at work all day and wished him "happy birthday" over and over and over again. Once he came home from work, they bombarded him with hugs and kisses and wrestling and tickles and lots more birthday wishes. It was so much fun for me to see them so eager to celebrate Larkin. He's such an amazing daddy, and we love him VERY SO MUCH (as Will says)!

After dinner, cake, and presents, we played a little game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. This was the twins' first time playing, and they loved it!

This last video was a birthday gift to Daddy. He loves to hear the kids sing Primary songs, and lately, Anna's favorite is "I Am a Child of God." This video shows typical Will/Anna behavior - Anna hamming it up for the audience, Will trying to keep order (e.g., telling Anna to sing louder and then telling her to keep her hands down). I don't know what prompted the laughter at the end of the video, but it makes the rest of it just that much better.