The Year She's Carved Out

This is the first year Lils has had refined enough motor skills to manage the various tools necessary to carve a pumpkin independently.  How excited she was yesterday, and again today, as she got to tell her friend all about her carving adventure.

Last night she came bopping down the stairs, pumpkin in arms, lit and completed.  I had no idea she’d even been working on it, I thought she was playing with her Legos.

“I did it, it’s done. I did it all by myself. I even lit it. I wanna show Papa.”
And out onto the porch it went, along with the black lights and the string of bats!

Papa added his to the collection as well, and I’ll work on mine today.  We have a whole family of gourds and squash to complete the presentation, including a Mushkin (or Pumpkroom) family.

Beaming with satisfaction, and confidence flourishing, she has created a beautiful memory for us all.

 
Watch her ooey, gooey video!
EXCEPT the video didn’t quite publish correctly, so that will get fixed when I have some more time..