Halloween 2015  

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I don't think Matt and I have ever carved a pumpkin in our married life. We definitely weren't going to this year as Henlie is still pretty young and we're moving in a few days. However, Andrés messaged me a picture of pumpkins one day and asked if I could do them. I was confused, and then he sent another picture of a jack-o-lantern. Finally understanding, I consented. I mean, if the Peruvian wanted to carve pumpkins, I guess we could carve pumpkins :)


Henlie's haul from the ward party.
A ring in some cotton candy.
Coolest sucker stick ever!

We were initially going to carve them on Thursday, the 29th, but Andrés and Licet got to our house late, and then we went to Plaza Vea, which was a little further away, and then Andrés had to pay for his internet router, and since we were at Plaza Vea and I also needed other groceries, I didn't know where things were so it took longer. Then, Andrés' card didn't read, so that took forever before Matt paid with cash. During this waiting, Henlie fell asleep. Needless to say, we didn't carve pumpkins. Although we maybe could have because Henlie woke up as we got home and then she was super sad and angry and didn't go right back to sleep. She ended up finally coming out with us for a bit during dinner.

Peruvians love bags. Drinks get bagged (like our sodas from McDonald's), pizza boxes get bagged, and even our pumpkins got bagged. :)

We had invited Andrés and Licet to our ward Halloween party on Friday, the 30th. We talked about doing pumpkins before that instead. However, Andrés messaged me at 3pm (when they were supposed to come over) saying he had some work, so he wasn't going to make it before the party. No pumpkins.

Even Henlie got in on the action of cleaning out her pumpkin.

Finally on Halloween, we carved pumpkins. Andrés and Licet picked up some dinner at Don Belisario since I hadn't had that before. However, they were much later than anticipated, so we finally started on our pumpkin. They made it while Matt was finishing the face. 

I got a turn cleaning out the pumpkin, too. I have a sucker backwards in my mouth because Henlie wanted to save it for later, but the wrapper had disappeared, so we had nowhere to put it.

Henlie wanted triangle eyes. Neither Matt nor I is very crafty, especially when carving a pumpkin, so this worked out. She and I designed the face and Daddy cut it out. It had been a long time since I'd carved a pumpkin. I forgot (or maybe never knew?) just how much work cleaning it out could be! We had to take turns :)

Then, we had dinner. The chicken was nothing unusual, but the sides truly were better at Don Belisario. The cheesy potatoes and sweet potato fries were super yummy.

 After dinner, it was Andrés' turn to carve his pumpkin. I'm kind of sad I was nursing Andrew and didn't get to video the beginning. He'd never done it before, so when he cut his lid and pulled it open, he was shocked haha. Then he began the long, hard work of cleaning it out. THEN he had to sift through the internet to find a carving he liked. I was impressed with his drawing skills, though. He free-handed a template by looking at a picture online, and it was really good. Then he transferred the concept onto the pumpkin and began the process of carving. He took much pride in his pumpkin. After carving it, he polished up the edges and wiped off any little stray pumpkin pieces. It turned out pretty well.

Henlie's finished pumpkin.

Then we had to light them. I think he had to use four tealights because a) the candles were tiny and b) his pumpkin was large. (We only used one in Henlie's pumpkin :))

Licet entertained Andrew while Andrés carved.

While Andrés finished his pumpkin, I let Henlie watch the Curious George Halloween special movie on Netflix. She ended up staying up a little too late, but she did eventually go to sleep after Matt, Andrés, and Licet left. Matt had to make an airport run due to the campaign, so it was me and the kids again.

As a side note, we had no trick-or-treaters, which was good because I had no candy :) I wasn't sure if it would be a thing within the building or not. Turns out not.

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