Pumpkin fun

If you know me, you know that I am not one to celebrate Halloween. But, this year's a little bit different with a wee one in the family. Putting Gideon into a little monkey suit is just too fun and cute and makes too many picture opportunities!

We went to the Clancy Pumpkin Patch here in San Francisco last Wednesday to pick out our first family pumpkin and to get Gideon into the fall spirit. I don't think Gideon quite understood what was going on. He probably just thought his parents were doing silly things with him again. But Eugene and I had lots of fun posing Gideon for pictures and finding the perfect pumpkin. Hopefully Gideon will have more fun next year.

Then it was time to carve the pumpkin. What better thing to do on a rainy Sunday afternoon! It was Gideon's first time in the kitchen and our curious little boy couldn't help but look around at EVERYTHING with amazement in his eyes. He got to touch the pumpkin, watch Eugene cut and carve the pumpkin, and he even accidentally got to taste a little pumpkin!! (Gideon grabbed at the mess of pumpkin seeds and juice in Eugene's hands and then quickly put his hands in his mouth.) Luckily, Gideon did not grab a seed. Boy...little babies are QUICK! It will be interesting to see what will happen next year when Gideon's more mobile.