Fun at the yearly pumpkin carving

I have a few photos to share with you guys from this year's pumpkin carving event. It ran from October 27th until Nov. 1 and when I stopped by today, the pumpkins were still on display. 

My mom and I went on the 28th and there were still plenty of pumpkins to choose from. We went when there was still a little daylight left, so you'll see the scene change from light to dark. Remember the giant inflatable pumpkin?

Inside the gazebo are the pumpkin choices. You just choose a pumpkin and carve it with the provided tools. And it's free! I chose the little pumpkin that's behind that big one in the front.

Once we chose our pumpkins, we stepped inside that inflatable arch and into the tent. That's where the carving happens. We were pleased to see a tank of warm water and tons of paper towels, because this can get messy.

And suddenly it's night! It was still at that cool time when the sky is blue before turning darker. I love that blue with the orange pumpkins.

And how perfect are those trees reaching over the whole scene?

The Stay Puft marshmallow man was there and he was massive! For some reason, only his foot was lit up, but you know how it goes with inflatables sometimes. Probably more of him was supposed to be lit.

One of those giant skeletons was there. 

I like this shot where he's reaching over everything. He looks like he might grab that tree.

Did you know there was a flame option with the skeleton eyes? We've all seen the ones that look around with their led eyes, but that's about all I've seen in person. 

So here are our two carvings. Mom's is the big-eyed friendly one and mine is the one that looks like it's up to something.

Through the back of mine, showing a little pumpkin vision.

Here are a few group shots. The Brewers were still being represented. 

A few favorites:

This one was carved by a woman who brought four or five kids with her. She was pretty much carving all their pumpkins for them. And what's more, she did a decent job. The kids weren't well behaved and I don't know how she wasn't losing her mind. I mean, she's carving that many pumpkins and then does all these stars at one of the kid's requests? The kid kept saying "more stars!" I had enough energy to gut and carve one small pumpkin and here she is doing all this! Oh, and one of her kids was eating large hunks of pumpkin scraps. I don't mean the guts and seeds. I mean she was chewing on a hunk of pumpkin like a squirrel or something. 

Here's one of those impressive ones that's had a layer skinned off. And it looks like they found a stick for a nose.

Freddy! 

Freddy was next to Michael. I wonder if someone brought their own stencils from home of if they're just that good.

We all carve out the backs of our pumpkins so someone can string lights through them. Mine is on the end. I wanted to let a lot of light in.

Here are a few more group shots. All the following photos were taken Halloween night. We revisited the pumpkins to see how many had been added.

I look forward to carving a pumpkin for this event each year. It's a really nice thing for the community to do. In addition to the fun of carving, I enjoy revisiting the pumpkins whenever I can over the days they're up. This is a cheerful place to hang out. 🎃