Every fall we host the annual Pumpkin Carve for our Adult Life Group at Calvary. And every year it is a blast, usually involving lots of friends, tons of food, and pumpkins designed to outdo the year before! But it is not just the pumpkins that get better, Jeff spends months trying to come up with ideas to make the event more, better, crazier, FUNNER!
Elijah gets a head-start on preparing the back yard:)
Soon guests arrive and it is time to chat...
play a little football...
take care of sweet Lyla...
and carve some pumpkins!
From the smallest to the tallest...
everyone was hard at work.
Well, maybe some more than others. Elijah's theme for the night was to get away with eating as much as he could without getting caught...and that included (uncooked) pumpkin seeds.
This year's addition to the lineup of games was an old-fashioned cake walk. Since a full cake would have been a bit much for the kids, we did cupcakes for the winners instead.
At the end, everyone who didn't win a cupcake, got to pick one.
Guess who was first in line:)
Guess who was first in line:)
As the carvers finished up their masterpieces, the younger kids gathered on the blankets for popcorn and A Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown on the projector.
Finally, the pumpkins started to make their way over to the display and ultimately the grand finale, complete with fireworks!
At the close of the night it was time to say goodbye, and what better way than with a goodie bag of candy!
2 comments:
You guys are such a blessing to our class & are the BEST host & hostess for the Pumpkin Carve each year...challenging yourselves to make it bigger & better each year! It is hard to imagine how you can top yourselves, but you guys always manage to surprise & delight! Thanks SO much for one of the most anticipated fall evenings in our household!
Seriously...you guys are AMAZING!!! What a super fun time for everyone involved! I'm so impressed by your graciousness!!!
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