Family of Hatchlings: Carving Pupmkins

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Carving Pupmkins

For FHE last night, we carved pumpkins. Matthew was really exctited...he's been asking for the past three days if it was time to carve pumpkins yet. James and I have been really surprised, but Matthew remembers last Halloween in surprising detail. He even knows where I hid (I guess I didn't do such a great job of "hiding") all the pumpkin carving tools and tried to hack his way through one the other day (eek!!). Ethan really got into it this year, too. Let's see, he ate the pumpkin pulp, he tried to eat a pumpkin seed, he ate part of a crayon that we used to draw on the pumpkins with...you know Ethan!

Anyways, this year has been a lot of fun for me because both kids are old enough to really have fun with traditions. This year we even let Matthew choose what he wanted to be for Halloween...I guess that's why it's something more normal...sadly, no more Harpo Marx or Magnum PI.

I guess I'm just trying to say, it's fun to be able to do some of the things that James and I did with our families growing up and have it not be just for us, but have Matthew and Ethan really enjoy it, too.

Matthew LOVED scooping out the pulp.

Ethan just enjoyed everything pumpkin carving had to offer...the pulp, the crayons, the messiness in general...

Matthew had to put his own creative stamp on the face and "fix" what I drew.

Yay, they're done!

Happy Halloween!!

2 comments:

Rachel said...: How cute! They both look like they had a ball. Savannah wasn't diggin' the messiness. She holds out her hands stiffly and has a distressed look on her face and shouts "Hands!!! Gross!" Its pretty funny. She loves to stare at them though. It really is so much fun to show your kids fun traditions for the holidays! I love it!; October 30, 2007 at 10:43 AM
Heather said...: Yeah, I guess that's one difference between little boys and girls...Ethan and Matthew LOVE messiness. They don't like to be dirty for very long, I have to clean them up, but they love to squish, smash, dump, you name it.; October 30, 2007 at 11:20 AM

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Funny Talk

Driving in the car:
Mom: "Look, there goes a firetruck!"
Matthew: "Yeah, they're going to go wash the fire!"

At the Doctor's office:
Matthew: "I don't want any sticks!"
Mom: "Sticks?"
Matthew: "You know, STICK!" (pretending to poke himself in the leg)
Mom: "Oh, you don't want a shot?"
Matthew: "No, I want a shot."
Mom: "What?"
Matthew: "You, know one of these." (pretending to lick a lollipop (they always get one after shots))
Mom: "Oh, you mean you want a sucker, but no shots?"
Matthew: "Right!"

Watching Survivor:
Matthew: "Look at that awesomest!"
Mom: "What?"
Matthew: "That thing with all the legs."
Mom: "An octopus?"
Matthew: "Yeah, an awesomest."

Contemplating his lack of funds:
Matthew: "I need a credit card so that I can buy some money!"

Reading a book about animals:
Matthew: "Ew!! I don't like stunks!"
Mom: "Skunks."
Matthew: "Whatever they are, they're stinky!"

At the Doctor's office:
Little Boy: (He only speaks spanish, and was showing Matthew and Ethan his orange) "Naranja."
Matthew: "Orange."
Ethan: "Apple! Apple!"
All three boys: (Looking at each other, totally confused.)

I'm not sure what this is in reference to:
Matthew: "Yuck, bacon is NOT for cows!!"

While running errands:
Matthew: "Mom, I wanna get you a flower for Mother's Day."
Mom: "Oh, that's really nice of you!"
Matthew: "Yeah, don't forget to pick one up while you're at Wal-Mart."

Rebecca, the boys' cousin, when she found out that we would be living with Grandma and Grandpa Hatch for the summer:
Rebecca: "They are so lucky. Grandma and Grandpa always have cookies!"
So true Rebecca...so true

Trying to sing the song "You Can't Take No For an Answer" from the movie The Muppets Take Manhattan:
Ethan: "...na na cake for dancers..."

After a Primary lesson on where our food comes from:
Matthew: "Did you know that crackers are made of weeds and flowers?"
Mom: "I think you mean wheat flour."
Matthew: "Nope, it's weeds and flowers."

Pointing at a BYU student walking to class as we go pick James up from school:
Matthew: "Hey, do we know that guy?"
Mom: "No, I don't think so."
Matthew "Hmmm." Still trying to figure it out, "Doesn't Robb have that face? Oh, and those sunglasses?"

Riding in the car:
Matthew: "mumble mumble mumble, okay mom?"
Mom: "What did you say?"
Matthew: "mumble mumble mumble, okay mom?"
Mom: "What did you say?"
Matthew: "Mom, do you need tubes in your ears?"

Discussing the dinner menu:
Matthew: "What are we having for dinner?"
Mom: "Chicken fried steak, snowsnap peas, and mashed potatoes with gravy."
Matthew: "What is gravy?"
Mom: "Scrumptious deliciousness."
Matthew: "I don't know what that means. What color is it?"
Mom: "Brown."
Matthew: "Ew. I don't eat things that are brown."
Mom: "You eat chocolate. Chocolate is brown."
Matthew: Eyes lighting up. "We're having chocolate for dinner?!!"
Mom: "Um, no."

Talking about his cousins:
Matthew: "How come Brittany and Brandon have four kids in their family and we only have three? That's not fair."
Mom: "Would you like another brother or sister someday?"
Matthew: "A brother, but not a sister. I'm afraid of girls."

Running in from the garage:
Matthew: "Last one in is a rockin' egg!"

Singing the BYU fight song:
Ethan: "Rar-rar, rar-rar-rar, Rar-rar, rar-rar-rar, Rar-rar, rar-rar-rar....Gooooooooooooo Cookies!!!!"

Holding up the Seagull Book add:
Matthew: "Look what Jesus sent me!"

While playing:
Matthew: "I miss Justin when he's taking a nap."
Mom: "Aw. You do?"
Matthew: "Yeah, I like his face."

In the living room playing with a toy airplane, after we had just dropped James off at the airport:
Matthew: "The good news is, we're coming into Salt Lake City. The bad news is, we're crash landing." Drops the plane on the floor amid screams for help.
Mom: Thinking, "I sure hope not!"

Talking to Daddy while eating breakfast:
Ethan: "I lost my hiccups. I really need to find them!"

While hanging out:
Matthew: "When are you going to go to the hospital to pick out our new baby?"