It's that time of year...

There are a few life lessons John and I have picked up these last eight years since Jack (and then Kate and Liv) came along. One of these is that when it comes to knives and kids... it's best to not be outnumbered.

So with that knowledge, we invited "Tio Pat" and "Tia Andrea" over for our annual tradition of pumpkin carving. These two truly earned their Spanish titles of aunt and uncle -- they were the first friends we made in Lethbridge, they have been by our sides for work, pleasure, worries and celebrations,  and we can't count the Sunday nights we've had dinner at each other's houses. Sadly, Andrea wasn't feeling well today, so we didn't get to see her, but Patrick still came to help us keep our kids-to-adult ratio intact (and indulge in a bit of childish fun).

Here is what we ended up with:

(Katie's on left, Liv's in the middle, Jack's on the right)

And here was part of the process: