Corona Virus Quarantine Day #222: Pumpkins and Halloween Rocks: October 30, 2020:
Today it was 65 degrees and sunny and it was glorious. The kids had a half day which always leads to craziness. We were outside all afternoon and it was amazing…everyone should sleep well tonight.
Because we weren’t able to have our annual pumpkin party with the volleyball girls because of Covid, I decided we’d make up for it today.
We sat out on the driveway in the sun and painted rocks and carved pumpkins.
Tonight we enjoyed eating pumpkin seeds and watching a Halloween movie. It’s really the simple things in life. I can’t do the day or night justice…but the pictures will.
If you have never painted rocks with small children before…I highly recommend it. It’s incredibly calming and therapeutic. Art therapy is a thing for a reason, it works! Everyone got a good laugh out of Ellen’s gravestone “RIP Bob.” My sweet nephew asked, “Ellen was does rip Bob mean.” Gotta love the innocence of kids.
Some of our finished products…we had the best time and some of our rocks turned out pretty cute!
Fletcher wanted a whole ghost family… a mommy and a daddy and kids. I think we did good work! Our Frankenstein was a struggle because the green was too dark and you couldn’t see the black paint but oh well, you live and learn! Fletcher was still excited about it. He believes all of these rocks will decorate his room.
Oh man were they excited when I told them they could carve pumpkins tonight. Even Gigi was excited. She attempted to eat the pumpkin guts but quickly learned it was not delicious. If there was an award for the most patient child to ever live…this guy, right here…Finley Joe would absolutely knock it out of the park. He is so patient and kind and so good with his baby brother. On a side note, it’s that time of year that magazines come in the mail for Christmas! I can still remember flipping through catalogs as a kid and circling things we liked or ear marking pages! Some things never change. Our kiddos love to do the same. Fletcher pretty much circles everything he sees except “girl stuff”. He doesn’t understand why that has to be in there.The final products! Also, Ellen looks like a teenager…I can’t.
All and all it was a glorious day spent with my favorite human beings.
#Celebr8Awesome 