Pumpkin Guts and Harvest Parties

Zoe's social calendar keeps us busy. She is in high demand. You throw in Halloween and her social calendar is almost too much to keep track of. It's almost to the point we have to hire an assistant just to keep track.

Tuesday was the only day we could carve the pumpkins we got at the patch. This is the first year she's aware of what I'm doing. I have to say, she's 100% my daughter. When she saw that I put my hand in the pumpkin and was pulling out guts, she raised both hands, made a disgusted face and said, "ewe."

She eventually got curious and looked into the sack-o-guts, but that's as close as she got.

Until some of the guts got on her foot. She stared at it, furrowed her brow, grabbed those guts and threw them as far as she could. I can't be sure, but I think she shivered.

With the pumpkins finally carved and the guts in the trash, it was time to get the finishing touches for her Halloween costume.

Last night our church had a Harvest party. We got all dressed and went to play games and visit with all her friends. We were sad that Mia and Gabe were too sick to come. I think Zoe has a little crush on Gabe.
After we chatted with some other friends (Katie K and Eve), we went to play some bowling. Although she was a bit reluctant to give the ball away. She thought that was her prize. We quickly distracted her with a sucker and all was good.

Then she was totally sticky, so we went to the bathroom to wash up. This was the highlight of her night. A counter with a full-length mirror. She was enthralled with this butterfly beauty she saw. They chatted for several minutes. I'm not sure what about, but it did include counting and lots of pointing. Apparently butterflies are a bit bossy!

We can't wait for the big show tomorrow. We're working on saying trick-or-treat. All I get is ball?