Second Annual Carving Party

Today we filmed a short musical video. I hope to show it here soon, but boy was it funny. It was so over-the-top corny that we sure enjoyed filming it. Tomorrow, we'll edit it together in time for service Sunday, so again - hopefully we'll be seeing it here on this site as well.

We were racing to finish it though: the reason was that the Second Annual Pumpkin Carving Party was being held at our house tonight. Brock and Josh came over for a night of delicious food, compliments of Mommy - and then a night of pumpkin decorating! But first, there were cookies - these were made by Mommy, Madison and Daddy. Here's a snap of Madison adding some orange sugar to the pumpkins:

We made these last night in preparation for the big day. Mommy had things set up so nice for us, and everyone had a swell time. Madison was in the mix tonight as we each got our pumpkins and went to work making the best design. Some of us went to the computer for research, while Josh just used his wax pencil to mark out an awesome design.

Josh is the nearest thing we know to a professional pumpkin sculptor, as you'll soon see for yourself. Daddy chose a design this year with help from Madison - it is a picture of Cinderella. You'll see that later too. But first, here's a picture of the surgeon's table:

Isn't that great? Mommy had this all laid out for us when we arrived at the house. Any tool you need for carving a great pumpkin rested there on the counter, and soon we were off to work! It takes a while to go at it, but Madison, Daddy, Brock and Josh were soon carving away - all the while, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was playing on the television. We started earlier this year than last, so we weren't up too late - and I happen to think the pumpkins look even better: take a look!

Aren't they great? It was a great night for pumpkin carving! Madison was keyed up when everyone came over - she had a great time with the guys tonight, getting creative with her pumpkin as well. She just had to join in on the fun:

Tomorrow, she'll do a little more work on a pumpkin, as she'll take Daddy's Cinderella design and add a bit of jewels. It looks pretty good right now, but just wait until tomorrow!