We had a very full Sunday. Gene decided to make fresh bread, caldo verde, and Portuguese sweet bread, he helped carve jack-o'-lanterns with the boys, he played outside with them and he set up the rest of our Halloween decorations. To be fair, he had been traveling all week so he wanted to be uber-involved this weekend -- and he was!
My baker!
Boys and sweet breads. Gene cut the recipe down and made some shortcuts and they worked. Delicious sweet bread!
Texas is so warm in October that we always wait til the weekend before Halloween to carve our pumpkins. We made the mistake of carving them early one year and they rotted on us. So Sunday was designated as pumpkin-carving day. Gene is my master pumpkin-carver.
The boys are not afraid to dig in there to get out all the innards.
This is the pumpkin Will picked out at the pumpkin patch in Kingwood. It is completely lopsided and has scratches (they look like scars) all over the front. It is a perfectly spooky jack-o'-lantern!
Getting ready to carve Henry's pumpkin.
Gooey! We always save the seeds to roast later.
Henry's finished pumpkin has two different eyes and a rhombus nose.
My two cuties.
We can't carve pumpkins without taking a few pics outside the front door with them.
I love this picture because it shows just how much these boys love their daddy!
And just for kicks, here are pumpkin pics from years past:
2010
2011
and 2012
After we carved our pumpkins, we finally set out our outdoor decorations. We have an inflatable this year. Check out Weezie -- she was freaked out!
We ended the day with chalk and bubble fun in the backyard.
And now we are really ready for Halloween!
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