Pumpkin Monsters

One of the girls’ friends, Ethan, celebrated his 3rd birthday in October. As a party favor, all of the kids got a pumpkin and a goodie bag full of pumpkin decorations. So, one evening, we sat down and decorated their pumpkins. They were immediately -- and surprisingly -- very attached to their creations. I knew they would become pumpkin pie if we left them inside at the mercy of the girls, so we declared the front porch as their new home. With great reluctance and some tears, we placed their monster pumpkins on the porch. As the days passed, they visited them every time we stepped out onto the porch. It was a short-lived love affair, though; not long before Halloween, I noticed one of them was getting pretty rotten, so November 1st, they both made a quiet trip to the trash can. They enjoyed it so much, though, you can bet we’ll do it again next year!