October Horrors

I was just going through some old photos from Octobers past, as I love to do at the beginning of each new month. I don't know if I'm just nostalgic, but I love checking back and seeing how the kids have changed even if it was only a couple years ago. I also enjoy being reminded of what we did in previous years at about the same time. So tonight I was looking at October 2006 photos and found the ones where we took the kids to the pumpkin farm, made scarecrows for the front yard, and went on a hike at a local nature trail.

And that's when I found them...the photos of Jacob's first experience with a pumpkin. The first photo was great! You can see the excitement in his eyes as he sees the glorious innards exposed. And what joy he anticipates as he follows his sister's lead in preparation of the evisceration.





In October 2006 Jacob was drawing near his third birthday. He had been home with us a full 11-1/2 months, and had experienced most, but not all of the holiday traditions that come with life in America. In fact, we first met Jacob on October 31 the previous year, so this thing with the pumpkin was the last stone left unturned. But Merrilee seemed eager to get started, so how bad could it be?




He took the plunge, but with a respectable amount of precaution. Well, the last picture shows it all. THE HORROR! WHAT MANNER OF DISGUST! THE FILTH!





I don't remember taking this series of pictures, but I am so glad I did! Have you ever seen such unleashed emotion on a child's face? Just keep going back and forth between the first photo and the last. The transformation is amazing! This is beautiful! I'm going to be laughing all night.

Happy First Day of October, Everyone!

Hugs,
Petrie