Pumpkin carving and the steps that go with it

Last year I really wanted to carve pumpkins with Cain but he was in the middle of freshman year classes and our schedules never allowed us too. SO I was determined to do it this year. I have never carved my own pumpkin so I was really excited about the whole picking of the pumpkins and then making a design thing. We had it all planned out to go "pick" our pumpkins. I'm talking about going out in the field of pumpkins and actually picking it from the ground! I found a place online that said "Pumpkin Farm" so therefore I thought I would be able to walk out there like a little farmer girl picking my pumpkin! Well, it wasn't quite that way. They were already PICKED! 

Cain just looks over to me in the car and put a sad face on. He knew what I wanted, and this wasn't it! We agreed right there that next year we would find a actual farm for us to pick them ourselves.

So first step to carving pumpkins, picking the perfect one! I had mine, and Cain found his!

Next step, get a picture of you and the pumpkin! Not sure why this is a step but I love having pictures taken with Cain so therefore I made it a step!

My very cute boyfriend ;)

 Step three, gut them! Step four, design them!

Step five, cut out and around the designs .... but don't get into it as much as Cain did! lol

Cain decided on Jack Skellington.

I get the creeps just looking at it, and it's light outside!

I opted for the lesser of evil looking things, and did a tribal design.

Happy pumpkin carving! 

Cain and Lanette <3

Nova bomb ....

Blue skies with autumn colors

I wish I had more time in the day! Or just LESS work in the day ;) I just now have some time to sit down and look over the pictures I took yesterday, and the pictures I just took of Lanie tonight! But yesterday was to good of a day to not share, so let me get to it!

It was a early morning picking up Graci from preschool. While driving into town to get her I noticed the corn was coming down across our house. 

Talk about a blue sky! Beautiful. Graci of course was following right behind me. With no shoes, surprise. 

Soon it will be all gone, and it's going to get colder and the snow is coming and ...and and... I'm going to be sad! :( I'm not a fan of winter! 

Sorry about that, back to Wednesday! While Graci played I decided to do something with the pumpkins Cain and I bought last week. Knowing we were going to carve them later that day. But I was having a little trouble. I kept getting Nova bombed!

 

Bombed.

"What mom? don't you want me in the pictures??"

How do you say no to that face? ;)

As much as I hate the autumn, because it means winter is coming. The colors is something no one can hate. It truly is the prettiest time of the year for pictures. You can't go wrong with the deep purples, yellow and greens! I might frame this one sometime :)

                                 I love her dirty little toes! She is one crazy, wonderful girl. 

While in the back yard Cain called my name from up front. I started walking that way to see this site!

I'm not sure if it's Amazon or UPS that I should be amazed with but I'm going to just throw both into the praise. I ordered a new lens Tuesday NIGHT! It said it would be here by Thursday. So I was very excited to see it come on Wednesday!

I've been wanting a smaller lens and after researching a bunch I was sold on the 50mm. Now Graci can hold up my camera with a lens on it :)

Who takes a picture with a lens next to a little pumpkin? I do. Weirdo, I know.