Happy Halloween + Pumpkin Masterpieces

We've been busy getting ready for Halloween this week. Eliza is very excited, and every time she hears anyone mention anything about Halloween, she starts talking about candy. She "gets it" this year, and it has been really fun to listen to her talk about trick-or-treating and costumes.

As many of you know, Ryan is a pumpkin carving master, and this year he did not disappoint. He carved an Elmo pumpkin for Eliza and then he carved a pumpkin of Eliza's face. This years pumpkin carving was much more dramatic than years past because Ryan ended up with six stitches. Thank goodness our friend, Trenton, came to the rescue, and stitched his thumb right up for him! Thank you Trenton, for saving us hundreds of dollars in medical bills!

The last thing Ryan said to me before he went to see Trenton was, "I'm going to finish that pumpkin!" Here's the final product. What do you think? See here for all of Ryan's pumpkins over the past several years.

I hope you all have fun trick-or-treating tonight!