Wednesday, November 12, 2008

pumpkins and the lake...

we carved pumpkins with jason's mom. she had never carved a pumpkin on her own before so we decided to make that happy. jas didn't even participate and i must say my participation was lackluster as best, i just drilled a bunch of holes in mine with an apple corer (yeah i'm a copycat). the girls were excited about carving pumpkins for one reason...roasted pumpkin seeds. the day after we carved pumpkins we went to my aunt & uncles house on lame margaret for a welcome back celebration for my cousin geoff who has been in bolivia with the peace core.when we got there kial headed right for the lake, which was freezing. i wish i had gotten a picture of her face when she jumped in; it was so cold it took her a second to get her breath back. it was seriously hilarious...yes, i know i am evil! luckily there is a hot tub to get warmed up in between trips to the lake.

we are so lucky that auntie barb and uncle norm are so generous with their time and their home. it's like a whirlwind when all 8 shulda grandkids desend upin them, but they always seem happy we came! and we all love going there.

4 comments:

Carlanna said...

Love it! What's funny is my pumpkin was similar, except with spiders coming out of the holes!

Shannon said...

Swimming in a lake in Duval in October?!? Total wackiness. You guys should come over here for the "polar dip" in Lake Chelan in January. I like to cheer people on from a cozy chair at Starbucks....

Shannon said...

p.s. - cute pumpkins! I can't believe it - I forgot to save the seeds this year! What was I (not) thinking?!?

kelly said...

love your pumpkin pics!
the polka dot pumpkin is the cutest!