October was a busy month with soccer games and basketball games. So it took us up until the last week before Halloween to go out and let the kids pick out pumpkins to carve. We went to a local farm and everyone picked one out (except Xiao Yu, who had already picked one previously from a school field trip to another farm.)
And then it was time to carve. We've reached the age where the older kids are able to mostly carve by themselves.
And they are responsible for taking out the guts by themselves. The pumpkin that Gabe picked out was a sideways one, which made for interesting carving.
Eventually things got too messy for him, so the shirt came off!
And here is the result, with the kids' costumes. Gabe dressed up as Iron Man, Karina wore her dress from China, Xiao Yu was a puppy from Paw Patrol, and Eliana dressed up as a businessman.
The kids went trick-or-treating around our house with some friends. It's amazing how much candy is collected in just 2 hours! The parents were happy that the rain held off!
And here they are checking out their loot, and trading candy with their friends.
And then another round of trading occurred after they got home. Since Karina doesn't like chocolate, she traded most of those away in exchange for things like Starbursts and Skittles. We hope you had a Happy Halloween!
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