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Slashing Pumpkins

October 30, 2007 by Kathryn

This poor pumpkin didn’t stand a chance. The conspiracy began when Papa snatched this poor guy right off the street and drug him back to our house.

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He carefully sliced a hole in the top of his noggin while Laylee sat heartlessly drawing plans for his new brainless face.

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Magoo looked on as papa extracted all the grey er orange matter from the cranial cavity, a very seedy affair.

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And he thinks it’s funny.

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Laylee explained her detailed schematics to Papa.

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“I want the pumpkin to have a scary face like this.”

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“Like this?”

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“Exactly.”

With the brains extracted and the tools assembled, it was time to get down to the serious work. Scalpel!

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Eyebrows are a pumpkinic must.

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Grammy couldn’t resist rubbing our own fuzzy little pumpkin head.

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Some dental cleanup work was needed. Anyone have some cinnamon floss we could borrow? This knife is a little inprecise.

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And a group photo. It’s hard to tell them apart with identical faces like that.

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Filed Under: Holidays

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  1. Sue says

    October 31, 2007 at 12:35 am

    Awwwwwwwww… Scaaaarry…

  2. grammyelin says

    October 31, 2007 at 5:55 am

    That was so much fun! I’m so glad we were there to help with the surgical procedure. They are all truly terrifying…except maybe Magoo, who just can’t seem to do mean, no matter how hard he tries. Happy Halloween!

  3. Sherry says

    October 31, 2007 at 6:56 am

    Oh that’s a great pumpkin!! Papa makes a great surgeon!
    We opted for the “Mr. Potatohead” pumkins this year. No mess!!

  4. Ree says

    October 31, 2007 at 7:10 am

    so cute!

  5. Shalee says

    October 31, 2007 at 8:25 am

    Ahhh!!! Sorry – the last one frightened me a bit too much. That’s a dandy for the big parade tonight!

  6. Rebecca says

    October 31, 2007 at 8:50 am

    That is a FANTASTIC looking jack-o-lantern.

  7. Liz says

    October 31, 2007 at 8:53 am

    Now THAT’S a great pumpkin!

  8. KYouell says

    October 31, 2007 at 9:20 am

    Sadly I forgot about the Mr. Potato Head pumpkin stuff until I read Sherry’s comment. Meant to buy that this year. My drawing skills leave a bit to be desired. Have you ever read xkcd.com? I can’t draw that well. It’s sad.

    In other words, jealous of the fantabulous jack ‘o lantern skills here!

  9. Thorny Tree Lady says

    October 31, 2007 at 10:03 am

    Has someone called the gourd authorities about this massacre? Scawary, scawary! (And, cute, cute!)

  10. Heffalump says

    October 31, 2007 at 10:50 am

    Family Bonding over lobotomy surgery…how sweet!

  11. Tonya says

    October 31, 2007 at 12:01 pm

    Awwww, very cute errrr I mean scary…LOL

  12. Heidi says

    October 31, 2007 at 3:31 pm

    Omigosh, Magoo has the cutest chubby arms!

  13. MaryC says

    October 31, 2007 at 6:28 pm

    How fun they got to carve the pumpkin with their Papa! I love that last picture!

  14. Lotus Carroll says

    October 31, 2007 at 8:52 pm

    The faces… The faces! Love this little picture story. Papa has great expression!

  15. Heather from One Woman's World says

    October 31, 2007 at 10:40 pm

    umm, that pic of dad is awesome! 🙂

  16. Jd says

    November 1, 2007 at 6:00 am

    Happy Halloween!! Such Cuteness going on!

  17. Carrie says

    November 1, 2007 at 7:35 am

    So cute!

  18. RGLHM says

    November 1, 2007 at 1:32 pm

    so great to see your parents! And what nice weather!

  19. Eve says

    November 1, 2007 at 8:41 pm

    You’re hilarious! I love especially the last two photos!

  20. Carrie says

    November 2, 2007 at 12:13 am

    I can’t tell you how much I love this post! So, so cute.

  21. Fiddledeedee (It Coulda Been Worse) says

    November 2, 2007 at 3:50 am

    I wish I had the courage to keep sharp knives in the house. Those are cute pumpkins!

  22. Andrea says

    November 2, 2007 at 10:13 am

    That’s so funny. love it

  23. FeeFiFoto says

    November 2, 2007 at 2:13 pm

    Mad scientists on the loose! Bar the windows! Lock the doors! Call out the dogs!

    Oops. Scratch that last part. The dogs want to eat the victim. Whose side are they on anyway?

  24. Beth...in Idaho says

    November 3, 2007 at 1:12 pm

    HA! How stinkin’ cute!!!!!!

  25. Pam in Utah says

    November 3, 2007 at 2:29 pm

    Great Pictures! Of everyone and pumpkin. :)!

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