You start with a good selection of pumpkins and pick one that will be just perfect for your selected pattern. Or you select your pumpkin for other reasons and then pick a pattern that fits the pumpkin.
Next comes the gutting of the pumpkin. While grandma slices a nice access hole in the top, Tim and Jake look on curious.
Jake almost can't wait to get his hand into the pumpkin and start pulling out the pulp and seeds.
With Tim, it's another matter altogether. If there were a 10 foot pulp remover, he'd be sure to use it. Even after we got him to use one hand, he made sure the other was safely hidden from Mr. Pumpkin.
All the while Jake is carrying out the removal of his pumpkin's guts with enthusiasm, even breaking into song.Now all this effort has caused us all to work up an appetite. Since it is a school fundraising night at Mike and Monica's Pizza Place, we all pile into the cars and head over there. While the adults are sipping their sodas and waiting for the pizza, Tim and Jake have found something else to keep them busy.
Jake finds a classmate with who he shares the latest news about the evening's activities.
Tim likewise hits it off big with one of his classmates. There's not enough quarters in the world for them to play the games as long as they seem to want, but we've found that just sitting in the game and pretending it's on is almost as good.
Back home, Dad and Tim are busily transferring their chosen pattern to the pumpkin.
At the other end of the table, Tim is cheering Grandpa on in the same activity. When the patterns have all been traced, Dad and Tim start cutting. Tim shares the chore with his grandpa although Grandpa's hands hurt enough that he's glad he doesn't have to do it alone.
And finally, we have the finished product. There's a short break to enjoy the results and take a "we did it!" photo.
Then it's on to the next project: wrapping up and identifying candy for classroom trick or treats.
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