We have no less than 2000 popsicle sticks just waiting to be used for craft projects. So, I had the girls count out exactly 14 each (thus, making nary a dent in our supply) and I hot-glued them together using two of the sticks as support on the back. In no time at all, they were dry and the kids set about painting them orange to resemble a pumpkin.
Such intense concentration:
Jack was enjoying his complete freedom with the paintbrush:
Getting every last piece of bare wood covered with paint:
After lunch, the paint was dry and the girls set to work using a Sharpie marker to make their own pumpkin faces. Then, we glued a green pipe cleaner for a stem and attached magnets to the back. The final product: pumpkin magnets for the fridge!
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On Sunday morning, we made our weekly trip out to the orchard so that I could work for a couple of hours. The kids LOVE going with me! And what's not to love? They get to have donuts, slushes, apples, play, see their Grammy, Papa and Uncle Z and run wild ...
It was a great year for pumpkins (the last couple of years have been disappointing), so we took the kids down into the orchard before we left so that they could choose some pumpkins to have for the front of our house.
The pumpkins have all been picked since the last time we were down there -- two weeks ago -- but that didn't bother the kids one bit. They took off running immediately, scouting out the best pumpkins that they could get their hands on!
Jack was getting a little warm, so I put his shorts on right before we headed down to the field. Quite the fashion statement -- rubber boots and shorts.
Steve was in charge of carrying all of the selected pumpkins back to the truck
Samantha was instructed how to "properly" carry a pumpkin; it's alright to hold it by the stem, as long as she balanced it with her hand underneath.
No pumpkin was too heavy for this little girl:
Even Momma chose a pumpkin:
A momentary pause in the action to empty the dirt out of his boots -- an occupational hazard with wearing boots with your shorts:
Taking a little rest. It's hard work waling through a big field filled with bumps and vines.
Getting ready to go ...
... but not before driving the truck to pick up the girls who found their pumpkins at the very end of the field!
Yes, we ended up with quite the collection of pumpkins!
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