Pumpkin Pumpkin

We braved the arctic winds yesterday to venture out to get a pumpkin for Halloween. Ok, it was probably in the 50's but it sure felt cold. Anna picked out a big round pumpkin and for David? A little yellow gourd. Today he decided it was time to carve both pumpkins. I had read about a pumpkin carving technique for kids D's age so we tried it out. After scooping the guts, he took a golf tee and a hammer to the gourd. The result is a pretty cool lamp with lots of little rays of light coming out. He was also head designer for the Jack-O-Lantern face. He decided that it should be a happy pumpkin. I asked him if a triangle was ok for the nose and he said "no, it look like this" and pointed to his own nose. He prefered oval eyes to circles and insisted on straight eyebrows and hair. I must say it's the cutest pumpkin I've ever carved and we had a great time doing it.