in the american halloween spirit we carved a pumpkin! first we walked to the store to see if they had any pumpkins. along the walk we met one of laura's students (i forget her name, sorry little girl!). we asked her if there were pumpkins at the store and she said yes, so we continued on - with her in tow. when we walked in the store there was a nice fall display with beautiful orange pumpkins! but they were not for sale. and there weren't any for sale in the store. :(
luckily, the little girl's grandpa has a garden and she said we could have one of his pumpkins. and she was right! oddly, the pumpkin was light green... oh well, it'll do.
it starts...
laura assumed the task of carver while the rest of us excited girls just watched. it took a really long time to cut the top off because the rind of this particular pumpkin was like 1.5 inches thick!
when she got it off she was VERY excited! we all were! that's real joy in that picture.
an eye!
xander was watching me watching the carving. reagan made him a little bed out of a bucket and a blanket. he was happy in there, but still really cold.
the hungarian girl and reagan
two eyes!
and a nose... i see where she's going with this...
oh yeah, we all helped gut it
that's pride and joy as they took pictures of the newest member of their household was born...
the jack-o-lantern! (no hat in this pic)
the surgical equipment...
hat-less jack and Laura
awww, he has his hat on and a candle inside now! little sweetie!!
trick or treat, happy halloween, etc... from hungary. :)
luckily, the little girl's grandpa has a garden and she said we could have one of his pumpkins. and she was right! oddly, the pumpkin was light green... oh well, it'll do.
it starts...
laura assumed the task of carver while the rest of us excited girls just watched. it took a really long time to cut the top off because the rind of this particular pumpkin was like 1.5 inches thick!
when she got it off she was VERY excited! we all were! that's real joy in that picture.
an eye!
xander was watching me watching the carving. reagan made him a little bed out of a bucket and a blanket. he was happy in there, but still really cold.
the hungarian girl and reagan
two eyes!
and a nose... i see where she's going with this...
oh yeah, we all helped gut it
that's pride and joy as they took pictures of the newest member of their household was born...
the jack-o-lantern! (no hat in this pic)
the surgical equipment...
hat-less jack and Laura
awww, he has his hat on and a candle inside now! little sweetie!!trick or treat, happy halloween, etc... from hungary. :)
4 comments:
haha that is the thickest pumpkin i've ever seen! and weird that he isn't orange. but still very cool. such good luck that hungarians let their children wander the street alone and that you found one who was willing to give you a pumpkin!! did little nameless girl get to come watch the carving so she would fully understand the fun??
happy green halloween to you! sure, we can't get you to carve pumpkins here in america, but send you to hungary and you're all over it. it looks like they had fun doing it, even if the pumpkin WAS freakishly thick.
that pumpkin was creepy to begin with! and i LOVE the bucket-full-of-xander!
I love the cemetary photos - I remember walking through lots of them, but I never saw the ceremonial candles. Thanks! Adorable pumpkin, too!
vivian
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