This week we hosted our 4th annual Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza. I don't really know how I can describe this year's festivities other than to tell you that we had 25 people here and it was crazy. TWENTY FIVE people. Let's let that sink in for a second. But, what we lacked in space we made up for in love and hospitality :)
I absolutely love hosting, and I love having a full house. I definitely get that from my mom. And boy did we have a full house. What started as a gathering of our Life Group spread to some other families as well, which is what happens when you go to a small church. As always, though, the more the merrier.
The families with kids arrived an hour before the others so they could hang out and decorate/carve pumpkins before bedtime. My hope was to take a lot of cute pictures to really capture the event. But rush hour traffic had other plans and I arrived home at the exact moment that four families with a collective nine children ages seven and under descended upon our house. So instead of being nice and relaxed and taking pictures (probably a long shot to begin with!), I was trying to get stuff organized and stay one step ahead of the chaos.
Below are the pictures I did manage to take.
I think everyone had a great time, and the kids for sure had a blast. These kids really care for each other and it's the sweetest thing to witness. Of course they are little kids, so an understandable amount of craziness accompanies them. At one point Kolby walked into our living room and all the young ones were running/jumping back and forth from our couch to coffee table to chairs (he just walked right back out). Thank goodness for the beautiful weather which allowed us to spread out onto the back deck. Can you imagine if we were all trapped inside? Have mercy.
After the kids group headed home, the remaining adults got serious with the pumpkin carving contest.
Kolby's was by far my favorite. He somehow has an impressive knack for pumpkin carving.
It's Derek Holland. I hope at least some of you are familiar enough with who that is to really appreciate the resemblance and cleverness displayed here!
As always, we made homemade caramel apples, roasted pumpkin seeds, and drank spiced cider.
It was a great night, and certainly one to remember. I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but I get a little sentimental at times like this when we cram our house full of fun and laughter. This is our first house, and someday we'll probably have a newer, bigger house and it just won't be the same. Kolby and I were both having some house envy earlier in the week, and this was just what we needed to remind us of just how proud we are of our place.
The families with kids arrived an hour before the others so they could hang out and decorate/carve pumpkins before bedtime. My hope was to take a lot of cute pictures to really capture the event. But rush hour traffic had other plans and I arrived home at the exact moment that four families with a collective nine children ages seven and under descended upon our house. So instead of being nice and relaxed and taking pictures (probably a long shot to begin with!), I was trying to get stuff organized and stay one step ahead of the chaos.
Below are the pictures I did manage to take.
I think everyone had a great time, and the kids for sure had a blast. These kids really care for each other and it's the sweetest thing to witness. Of course they are little kids, so an understandable amount of craziness accompanies them. At one point Kolby walked into our living room and all the young ones were running/jumping back and forth from our couch to coffee table to chairs (he just walked right back out). Thank goodness for the beautiful weather which allowed us to spread out onto the back deck. Can you imagine if we were all trapped inside? Have mercy.
After the kids group headed home, the remaining adults got serious with the pumpkin carving contest.
Kolby's was by far my favorite. He somehow has an impressive knack for pumpkin carving.
As always, we made homemade caramel apples, roasted pumpkin seeds, and drank spiced cider.
It was a great night, and certainly one to remember. I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but I get a little sentimental at times like this when we cram our house full of fun and laughter. This is our first house, and someday we'll probably have a newer, bigger house and it just won't be the same. Kolby and I were both having some house envy earlier in the week, and this was just what we needed to remind us of just how proud we are of our place.
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That looks like so much fun. You two are great hosts!
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