Pumpkins & Playing Dress-up

Here is the pumpkin I carved and painted this year. I got the idea from a photo in a magazine, but I'm not sure which one (glanced at it in the grocery store). I'm also not sure how close it is to the pumpkin in the magazine, but when I saw those colors together I knew what I wanted to do.



It was a troublesome project though, as the rain kept the first coat of (acrylic) paint from drying until I finally had to bring it inside. Then I could not find a small saw, so those rounded corners were a pain to do, and a pain for my wrist. But I think it was worth it in the end!

Chelsea quickly carved an old-school pumpkin so that we could have something to set out on the porch before the trick-or-treaters came. She is so photogenic!



There really were pumpkins and gourds all over the house. Out on the porch a little pepper plant tried to blend in with all of the orange.



But this was my favorite, the prettiest pumpkin of all!



A few people dressed up in costumes, though most were thrown together from things around the house.





Even the lamp got into the action! (Or else someone is wearing a very convincing lamp costume?)



Justin's dad dressed up as a birthday-boy. Oh wait, .... no, that wasn't a costume!