This little guy "scared me to died" (as Aves would say)! It was our first pumpkin found and I thought it was some kind of animal. It seriously made me jump back!
Before and a little later...
I love the intensity on dads face as he cleans the pumpkin, good work! And who gave her a sharp object to stab seeds with....who's watching this girl?
Her latest most favorite movie is Monsters Inc. Just perfect for this time of year. She insisted on the "mean lady" for her pumpkin.
Sometime in June I decided to plant some pumpkin seeds. Yes, that is a bit late into the gardening season to be starting a garden but better late than never! Since we have moved out here and have the space for them, I have been wanting to plant pumpkins; however, with my failure to remember these fun ideas I sometimes get, this is our fourth year here and only our first pumpkin patch. Again, better late than never! When I planted these in mid-June I wasn't sure if they would survive the drought along with the high levels of heat at that time of year. So I decided to go with the tough love approach...water every few days, don't worry about them when out of town, let the grass grow where it may, and fertilize at least once...that way there would be no disappointment if all that time spent went to waste on an empty crop. But to my surprise they began to sprout just weeks after planting them! And did they ever grow fast! I read that the vine would grow several inches a day and it did. Avery was my big helper and loved checking the progress each day. She enjoyed putting on her rain boots and gardening gloves each time we went out (even in 112 degree weather). She also like to show off her "pumtins" as she calls them to any visitor we had. So far we have cut 9 off the vine and have 7 more still a-growin'. I love pumpkins especially when they are ours to call our own!
Before and a little later...
It then became the "mean lady" carved pumpkin.
I love the intensity on dads face as he cleans the pumpkin, good work! And who gave her a sharp object to stab seeds with....who's watching this girl?
Her latest most favorite movie is Monsters Inc. Just perfect for this time of year. She insisted on the "mean lady" for her pumpkin.
Sometime in June I decided to plant some pumpkin seeds. Yes, that is a bit late into the gardening season to be starting a garden but better late than never! Since we have moved out here and have the space for them, I have been wanting to plant pumpkins; however, with my failure to remember these fun ideas I sometimes get, this is our fourth year here and only our first pumpkin patch. Again, better late than never! When I planted these in mid-June I wasn't sure if they would survive the drought along with the high levels of heat at that time of year. So I decided to go with the tough love approach...water every few days, don't worry about them when out of town, let the grass grow where it may, and fertilize at least once...that way there would be no disappointment if all that time spent went to waste on an empty crop. But to my surprise they began to sprout just weeks after planting them! And did they ever grow fast! I read that the vine would grow several inches a day and it did. Avery was my big helper and loved checking the progress each day. She enjoyed putting on her rain boots and gardening gloves each time we went out (even in 112 degree weather). She also like to show off her "pumtins" as she calls them to any visitor we had. So far we have cut 9 off the vine and have 7 more still a-growin'. I love pumpkins especially when they are ours to call our own!
Happy Fall Ya'll!
We were prepared for rain and in fashion too!
Us three...
Love this couple! 
Dad and Lonnie were some lean-mean dutch oven machines! From pot roasts and stew to cobblers and 
Cruising around the Lake.
Love this one!
A lovely lady on a lovely day on a lovely lake.
We even got to swing some clubs just Dave and I.
