Category Archives: family fun

Carving Jack O’Lanterns with Kids

family fun, Halloween
We started with 3 pumpkins.

Each boy chose a design from one of our template books.
We scooped out the gunk.

We saved the seeds for roasting. 3 batches this year: salt only, spicy, and sweet.

The boys each carved their own design. This was the first year everyone was able to carve relatively unassisted, which left me pumpkin-less. I didn’t expect to miss carving, but I did. So next year we’ll have to pick 4 or 5, so I can carve one, too.




They did a fantastic job!


The jack-o-lanterns looked quite scary in the dark (the skull and ghost did, anyway.)

But they weren’t the scariest things around here…
We had a ghost,

a mad scientist,

and a very pretty princess!

What a crew!

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Golfing with Grandma

family fun, summer

…or How to Play the Longest Round of Golf in History…

As I may or may not have mentioned previously, both my brother and father are avid golfers.  My brother, charades talents aside, has serious golfer potential.
Me, not so much.  I love a golf course.  The pretty scenery, the sand, the little lakes.  But hitting the ball has never been my forte.
So, it was out of the goodness of my heart (and love for my father) that I suggested golfing as a fun family activity.  I suckered my visiting mother-in-law into joining us, which she happily did.  And lo and behold, she loved it!  
Of course, she had lots of free coaching.




And plenty of partners in crime.


So, all in all, it was a day well spent.  And if you’re one of the golfers we allowed to play through, you are so very welcome.  Don’t even mention it!
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