Pumpkin Carving Game Night

We have for several years hosted pumpkin carving night at Celeste's house.  I have no idea why but it's always been a tradition since we started doing it in 2013.  We all corresponded on our "Cool Kids Doing Cool Things" group on Facebook.  We all told each other if we were coming and what we were going to bring as far as food went.  I decided Ben and I were going to bring Rice Krispy treats with some flare!  We even got Erika to come do something fun with us.

I got our pumpkins a few days before because last year we waited until the last minute and they were more expensive and insanely ginormous...almost ridiculous.  I made the dessert a few hours before.  I found an idea off of Facebook and went with it.  I had to go to the store to get the green M&M's and the small Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.  We had to go over to my parent's house to help dad put in the new floor into the "Christmas" room.

I made the Rice Krispys, added red and yellow together to make orange and rolled them into pumpkin shapes.  I added two M&M's and the cups to it.  They were pretty awesome.

Around 5:15 we headed over to Celeste's house.  I had Erika follow me so she could leave whenever she wanted to.  We brought all of our pumpkins inside as well as the food we brought.  We set it on the food table and found a spot for my pumpkin in the dining room.  We all waited for everyone to arrive as I caught up with Kathy for a bit.  Everyone came within the half hour with their pumpkins and food.

We ate first and then carved pumpkins.  It never fails but Ben is always the last person to get their pumpkin done.  Most of the time is spent picking out something to carve.  Everyone else was pretty much almost done by the time he started his pumpkin.  I found a face earlier at my parents house and printed it off line.  I wanted a creepy face this year. 

Ben did the BOB-OMB from Mario, Erika did a skeleton face, Celeste poked hers with a heart tool, Isaac did a scary face, Del did Pac-Man and Nicole did a kitty.  Megan, Matt, Mason and Miles all did a pumpkin but they left early before we took pictures.  Justin and Lindsay didn't make it.

We had a great time.  Erika went home shortly after and some of us stayed and played a few games before it got too late.  I loaded up our pumpkins for display at our house and my food containers.  Until the next game night which is Friendsgiving at our house in the middle of November.

Next Adventure:  The Pumpkin Patch with Mom and Erika