We started a few days early by heading to a local nursery to find the perfect pumpkins for painting and carving.
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![]() ![]() Well, at least Spencer got the "Look at the camera and smile" memo. |
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It turns out Nana was there with us too! She spent her last Austin morning with us.
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Then it was time to get these pumpkins ready for display.
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Would you trust this crazy lady with a knife?
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Spencer explores his first Halloween:
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We were all proud of our completed projects!
![]() not bad for my first time carving (I think) |
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They were very excited about the pumpkin display. They liked how there were 5 pumpkins and 5 people in Team Cohen.
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When we lit the candle and made it into a "real" jack-o-lantern, their minds were blown.
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On Halloween Day, we found a Fall Festival, complete with hay ride!
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Then, it was time to get dressed up for the Trick-or-Treating! (Or in Spencer's case, he got dressed up for pictures and then went to sleep.)
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Jon stayed home with a sleeping baby and handed out candy to fellow neighbors, while I roamed the neighborhood collecting free candy for these 2 big guys.
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We were all dressed up in style! And they did well for themselves with candy collection.
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And with Halloween 2017 coming to an end, the trifecta of adorable lion cubs has been completed!
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Jimmy Kimmel may have motivated a cruel trick, but I enjoyed it. #meanmommy