SQUASH!

It was Halloween night and we had just gotten done trick-or-treating when Vessel reminded us that we never got a pumpkin to carve. We had planned to get one before Halloween, but with so much going on the week before, we never got around to it. So, we headed to the store to get a pumpkin for Vessel. After all, every kid needs to carve a jack-o-lantern for Halloween, right? But when we got to the store we soon found out that all the pumpkins were gone. So we had to improvise. We'd have to get a gourd of some kind, something big enough to carve. The only thing available that seemed big enough was this spaghetti squash. So we convinced Vessel it was way cooler than a pumpkin, and took it up front to purchase it. Well, we didn't end up carving it that night since it was so late by the time we got home. And the next day was pretty busy as well. Okay, to be honest, we didn't carve the thing until 4 days into November. I know, talk about crappy parent, huh? Well, at least we carved it. And it was difficult! The flesh of the squash was a lot harder. We broke 2 knives trying to cut it open and carve it's face. Scooping the guts out proved to be equally difficult because the top was so narrow I could barely get my hand in. But we did it. And Vessel was pleased as punch, which is all that really matters.

Broken knives