Pumpkin Carving

After a fun filled day out with Thomas we went home to carve Rand's first pumpkin. Rand was not having it pulling the pumpkin guts out. He made all sorts of funny faces and kept saying how yucky it was. Hans on the other hand loved it. He would have stuck his whole head inside the pumpkin if he could of.

Hitscherhof Kürbisfest ~2014

This is one of our favorite fest's in the area! This is our third year attending the Kürbisfest (here is one of my older post's about it) and was excited to bring Rand who was a little bit older and might enjoy some of the festivities going on.

The farm is about a 30 minutes drive from RAB and I recommend going early because it gets very busy. This year we carried Rand in his red wagon and not only did he enjoy it, everyone got a kick out of it!

Do not forget to try all the delicious food they have! Pumpkin soup, pumpkin bracts, pumpkin wine... so many yummy things!

"I want that one!"

The vendors here have some interesting things. I always love to walk about the decorated booths and try samples of homemade jams and honey. One of my favorite vendors is a honey vendor that has the most amazing vanilla, acai honey. I made sure to stock up this year!

Rand dressing up the pumpkin with his hat

my little pumpkin in his red wagon

Süßes oder Saures

Happy Halloween!!! I love Halloween but was a little sad to celebrate it in Germany this year. I love dressing up for this holiday but this year was a little different for me because I didn't have a costume loft full of costumes at my disposal. Plus we just moved to Germany and I have no idea where a fabric or craft store is around here. I don't even have a glue gun yet :( But I do have a bazillion boxes because the movers were just here so I came up with the idea of being a Lego couple this year. I thought up a design and pattern and started cutting away. I was very short on supplies so masking tape was all I had to tape it all together. (Just think how amazing these costumes would of been if I actually had the right materials!) I went to Toom (a German store like Home Depot) to get spray paint. They were 6 euros each (over $25 total) and didn't even stay on the cardboard so I had to run to the BX on Ramstein Air Base to get more paint. It ended up being a pricey project but they turned pretty good... if you squint your eyes and turn your head a little.

We only got a few children come to our door this year. It was funny hearing them say "Süßes oder Saures" ("sweet or sour") instead of the American "trick or treat."