How to carve a pumpkin... by Caden

First you have to put on matching shirts and get your picture made with your little sister. It is so annoying.

"Seriously, mommy?"

I had to keep telling sister to smile.

Mommy said something about it being a disaster so she made me switch places with sister. Then sister wouldn't look at the camera at all.

I was tired of sitting there by this time. I just started laughing... and nobody could figure out what sister was looking at. Mom finally gave up.
She settled for this picture.

Ok, so back to pumpkin carving. First you need to get your tools.
You will need one of these...
And one of these...
Then dad cuts open the top and you pull it off like this...
Be sure to inspect it really closely before moving on. I don't know what you should be looking for... just make it look really important.

Then you pull out the gooey slimy stuff.
At this point your hands should look like this...
And this...
Then you go play for about an hour to an hour and a half. During that time you might hear mommy and daddy say things like "carpal tunnel" and stuff. But they really seemed to enjoy it... daddy even said that carving pumpkins was a great idea and mommy said something about sarcasm... whatever that is. But they were laughing, so I KNOW they were having as good of a time as I was.

Then after you are all done playing you get to see your pumpkin. Guess which one mine is. Daddy said it looks just like me... I think that is a good thing.
Then your mommy will make you get your picture made again. Be sure to say "CHEESE" so you don't have to keep getting pictures made.
After all that hard work you will probably need a nap! Happy carving!!