FHE Halloween Tradition

Joe and Cliff with their awesome homeade stencils of large smiling faces.


Kalena wouldn't even look up for me to take a picture. She is my artist at work.


Maika smiling for Kristen so I could get a picture without him trying to concentrate so hard on painting.


Jenna painting her pumpkin very blue giving me a cute grin.

Every year the Monday before Halloween, I buy pumpkins last minute so that the big kids can carve them and the little kids paint them. This year and last year we have had other friends come and join us for the joyous occasion. We start with dinner of course, this year was my sisters recipe for Taco Soup, which is really yummy...Cliff didn't even really complain about it once he tried it (Mexican food would be the last thing on his list to eat). The kids had fun playing together and painting their pumpkins, even Tula'i painted some of one because he was mad he wasn't in on the action. So, I decided to let him have at it. He didn't just paint the pumpkin though...included was the booster chair, clothes, just above his lips, his arms and of course his hands. He had a good time though. Cliff always carves the easiest stenciled face, but this year he freehanded the drawing and it came out a Walmart smiling face..."Always the lowest price," or like a characters face on a Tim Burton film. Lela tried to do a more difficult one, but ended up finishing hers as a face as well, so I need to make mine a little more exciting and fun. Thanks for coming over Joe and Kristen. It is always nice to have you over for our annual pumpkin painting.