J declared today "Pumpkin Day" (based on the book "Pumpkin Day" by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, one of our Story Time books this past week), so the boys helped The Map Man make Pumpkin Pancakes, according to the recipe in the book. (Basically you just add pumpkin to any pancake mix.)
They then enthusiastically dug into the pancakes and both declared them to be delicious (and so they were!). J has asked that we have pumpkin pancakes for breakfast every Sunday (our traditional pancake day) from now on. Zoo Boy said he wasn't THAT crazy about them, but it's easy enough to make him some regular pancakes while making J his pumpkin pancakes. And for those of you keeping track, that makes a new food for J!!! WAHOOO!!!!!
Here are the kids scooping the "guts" out of their pumpkins. I was pleased to see The Map Man set this up outdoors, since the smell of pumpkin insides is something that really bothers me, and has bothered the boys in past years. Outdoors made it a doable task for them -- high five, Map Map!
The boys carefully planning the faces to carve on their pumpkins. They've had a lot of practice with our Pumpkin Patch Adventure Circle.
And here they pose with their finished Jack-o-Lanterns.Happy Pumpkin Day to everyone!
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Great pumpkins! And pumpkin pancakes - yummy :0)
I'm having a pumpkin blog carnival "pumpkin patch parade" over at 4-frogs. Come by on Wednesday night or Thursday to link you pumpkin post if you'd like!
Great that it's still mild enough for you to carve outside and that the boys scoop out the guts. Mine aren't ready for that part yet. They did manage to get one scoop in though.
Happy Halloween
Great photos! Happy Halloween!
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