1 little, 2 little, 3 little pumpkins!

We took advantage of a beautiful Saturday afternoon to carve our pumpkin outside! Not only fun, but a whole lot easier on Mama for cleaning. And the past few years this fun activity has only held Meredith's attention for a bit, so I also broke out the paints so the girls could paint some of their little pumpkins.

When I offered to let everyone feel the insides of the pumpkin, Meredith of course was grossed out! Jillian was happy to touch it even though it was "icky"
Dual activities seemed to work - maybe next year I will try to be in their general vicinity so they can actually experience what I am doing a little! :)
Meredith's finished "Rainbow" pumpkin
Our finished pumpkins! Meredith insisted we make a Strawberry Shortcake pumpkin, which I was stumped by. Then she remembered that she has an Ariel costume set for a dog she made at a Build-a-bear party that came with a bright red wig that looks just like her Strawberry Shortcake wig, and voila - Strawberry Shortcake in pumpkin form!

Then it was so pretty that we decided to ride bikes for a bit!

Testing out big sister's ride and very happy about it!