Franzone Family Blog

This was actually the first year that we have carved a face in a pumpkin. The really neat thing about it was that we were also all together: me, Aubrey and all three kids. We had a great time. Aubrey and the kids picked out the pumpkin while I was still working. After dinner Aubrey read The Pumpkin Patch Parable, a neat story that takes creating a jack-o-lantern from a pumpkin and turns it into a story about God’s love, grace, mercy and forgiveness.

After the story Aubrey and the kids decided what sort of face they wanted on our pumpkin. They then drew it onto the pumpkin in permanent marker and then… nope, Aubrey didn’t get to open it. That was a (dirty) job for Daddy! As I pulled all of the “icky goo” out of the pumpkin the kids had a great time touching it and complaining about the smell. It was all very fun. Aubrey and the kids then started pulling the seeds out of the goo so that they could roast them. It was my first time carving a pumpkin but I think I did a somewhat acceptable job… at least the kids seemed to thing so.