This picture cracks me up - the chef's knife poised, ready to strike the unsuspecting gourd; Garrett pulling out pumpkin guts and Trent holding back Sadie - who looks truly horrified by such goings-on. (Honest - this wasn't posed! Sadie is actually mad because she wanted to be first to rip out pumpkin guts and Trent was pulling her off Garrett's pumpkin. Matt with the knife was just a bonus photo element!)
Soon, Sadie gives in to the dark side and begins scooping out pumpkin guts also. The look on her face is priceless!
As you can see, the kids had their work cut out for them These pumpkins produced a lot of seeds and pumpkin pulp!
Trent was a reluctant participant - preferring his tome to de-pulping pumpkins. Adam tried to get him involved in the activity.
Adam: "Here Trent, have a pumpkin!"
Trent: "Uhhhhhhh, thanks?"
Trent was not the only one who felt this activity was disgusting and refused to engage.
Nathan: "Ewwwwwwwwwwww!"
However, scribbling on a small gourd with crayons is always fun . . . helps you to forget the fact you just dribbled chocolate milk all down the front of your shirt.
"Hmmmmmmmm; Garrett is wrong - these do NOT taste like Chicken!"
Jessi seemed to be enjoying herself. Perhaps she has a bit of a sadistic streak regarding squash or she just knew I was taking her picture at the moment!
The artiste at work . . .
Adam was another participant who refused to get his hands "dirty", preferring instead to inspect the work of everyone else to make sure it was done to code.
Adam:"It's a thankless job, but someone has to do it! Nobody mention the word union!"
(Garrett: "Union??")
The Gourd Group and their completed works of art. (Yes, that would be 3 kitty pumpkins there and one melting face.)
Happy Halloween!
