Halloween Cookies and Jack-o-Lanterns--October 2010

I really wanted to make Halloween sugar cookies (I'm not sure why, since it's such a stinking huge batch and we have to make the dang things only a short couple of months later for Christmas!). Jackson usually loves to help bake, but his attention grew short like one batch into these cookies. Oh well, it was pretty fun, and the cookies were delicious.


Then it was Jack-o-Lantern carving time! Jackson didn't want one of the big pumpkins, but just a "tiny little" one. Since it was a pie pumpkin it was pretty tough to carve, but we got it done.


Jackson said he wanted a scary pumpkin, and it turned out pretty cute. Unfortunately, about 5 minutes after setting it out on the deck, candle and all, the stupid puppy ate it! Thus, we decided not to carve anymore jack-o-lanterns this Halloween.