It was difficult without the little tools we usually use for the task, but we eventually finished the pumpkins to a degree satisfying Michelle and myself and only slightly disappointing the children:



Good news, though. All the crying tuckered them out so much that they fell to sleep really, really well.

Actually, Kristen borrowed a carving kit from a very nice new friend of hers who lives close by, and braving the freezing cold with her dog (whose belly had been trimmed just two weeks ago...poor Lilly), Kristen trudged the two blocks to get the kit.

We finished the pumpkins, and I will post the pictures later tonight. What are they? You'll have to wait and see like the rest of the class.