Halloween

We have always painted our pumpkins, ever since we have been married. It is less messy and can be done inside where it is warm. Jennifer also likes to take the pumpkins and make a pie afterward, so carving it would make it all dirty inside.

At Skip's house, we used power tools to carve the pumpkins. We were able to carve a face in about 20 seconds. It was quick and easy, but it was more difficult to make a straight line with the power tool pulling in different directions. If you look closely you can see my pumpkin in the back; the one with the BYU Y on it. It did not turn out as perfect as if I had cut it with an exact-o knife, but you could tell what it was supposed to be.

Here is Seth in his little outfit. He held still, for the most part, as I painted and tickled his face with the paint brush.

I tried to get a picture of him facing the camera, but he was busy looking at something else and then running from me.

I wore this mask around trick-or-treating with the kids. Many of the other little kids were worried when they saw me. I even saw a few grab for their mothers. Mark, Linda, and Erica got to Amy Jo's house later that night. I was watching and waiting for their arrival. I hid behind the wall near the front walkway. When they got close, I jumped out and scared them. It was funny. Linda liked it the most; NOT. Weston and Chace kept asking me, "Were you the monkey?" They were not too scared by the mask. Even though they knew that I was inside the mask, they still kept a close eye on it.