{"id":4461,"date":"2010-11-28T09:23:34","date_gmt":"2010-11-28T14:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/?p=4461"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:12:50","slug":"got-leftover-pumpkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/28\/got-leftover-pumpkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Got Leftover Pumpkins?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is what happens to them at our house<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5213953917\/5-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(5 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4086\/5213953917_b060dc7382_b.jpg\" alt=\"(5 of 10)\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5213953277\/2-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(2 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5050\/5213953277_8c0e11734c_b.jpg\" alt=\"(2 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214546768\/3-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(3 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5282\/5214546768_cbc64bbcbc_b.jpg\" alt=\"(3 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5213953699\/4-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(4 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4131\/5213953699_85b2bc1294_b.jpg\" alt=\"(4 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5213954101\/6-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(6 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4131\/5213954101_b7770d5f4d_b.jpg\" alt=\"(6 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214547568\/7-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(7 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4125\/5214547568_e8902f2c49_b.jpg\" alt=\"(7 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It all started with the slide- the little ones liked to roll them down the slide and see who&#8217;s could go the farthest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214547846\/8-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(8 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4088\/5214547846_a7837ffe83_b.jpg\" alt=\"(8 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>And then the big kids jumped in<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214548006\/9-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(9 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4129\/5214548006_4267277b35_b.jpg\" alt=\"(9 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>And of course things got crazy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214550324\/1-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(1 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5085\/5214550324_4bf09589c4_b.jpg\" alt=\"(1 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5213957391\/2-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(2 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4130\/5213957391_f9e6062c69_b.jpg\" alt=\"(2 of 10)\" width=\"446\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214550906\/3-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(3 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5166\/5214550906_b612082401_b.jpg\" alt=\"(3 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214551168\/4-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(4 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5290\/5214551168_1fe21f6bd4_b.jpg\" alt=\"(4 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214548252\/10-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(10 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5122\/5214548252_b73ea64180_b.jpg\" alt=\"(10 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Do you think I will have pumpkins growing in the middle of the yard next year?  Yeah, I do too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214551490\/5-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(5 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4133\/5214551490_ce7275e5a4_b.jpg\" alt=\"(5 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5213958495\/6-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(6 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4126\/5213958495_678fa6454b_b.jpg\" alt=\"(6 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214551874\/7-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(7 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4106\/5214551874_4fe3d73346_b.jpg\" alt=\"(7 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know who had the bright idea to throw them off the balcony- wait, I think it was me<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214552148\/8-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(8 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5283\/5214552148_21f274e344_b.jpg\" alt=\"(8 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The hammer, not my idea (esp with bare feet- ugh!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214552378\/9-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(9 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4103\/5214552378_cbaf42ecdf_b.jpg\" alt=\"(9 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214552612\/10-of-10.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(10 of 10)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4126\/5214552612_dfedd686c3_b.jpg\" alt=\"(10 of 10)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214554186\/1-of-6.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(1 of 6)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4090\/5214554186_305b4868a2_b.jpg\" alt=\"(1 of 6)\" width=\"453\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5213961083\/2-of-6.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(2 of 6)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5090\/5213961083_6e4272fba2_b.jpg\" alt=\"(2 of 6)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5213961517\/4-of-6.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(4 of 6)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5161\/5213961517_7ac9bbba7b_b.jpg\" alt=\"(4 of 6)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Eva so loves Austin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5213961311\/3-of-6.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(3 of 6)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4127\/5213961311_5167518102_b.jpg\" alt=\"(3 of 6)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214555062\/5-of-6.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(5 of 6)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5202\/5214555062_0db79c474a_b.jpg\" alt=\"(5 of 6)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/5214555276\/6-of-6.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"(6 of 6)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4132\/5214555276_292ceb2c76_b.jpg\" alt=\"(6 of 6)\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>And because I don&#8217;t want to forget- here is what my boys said they were thankful for this year<\/p>\n<p>Austin- &#8220;I am thankful we have Eva&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blake- &#8220;I am thankful for corn&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cole- &#8220;I am thankful for Tisquantum, also known as Squanto. I am also thankful for Liberty and Grace- you know GRACE, not my cousin Grace. (although we all cleared up the fact that we ARE in fact thankful for Grace. Both kinds \ud83d\ude42 ).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is what happens to them at our house It all started with the slide- the little ones liked to roll them down the slide and see who&#8217;s could go the farthest. And then the big kids jumped in And of course things got crazy Do you think I will have pumpkins growing in the middle of the yard next year? Yeah, I do too. I don&#8217;t know who had the bright idea to throw them off the balcony- wait, I think it was me The hammer, not my idea (esp with bare feet- ugh!) Eva so loves Austin And because I don&#8217;t want to forget- here is what my boys said they were thankful for this year Austin- &#8220;I am thankful we have Eva&#8221; Blake- &#8220;I am thankful for corn&#8221; Cole- &#8220;I am thankful for Tisquantum, also known as Squanto. I am also thankful for Liberty and Grace- you know GRACE, not my cousin Grace. (although we all cleared up the fact that we ARE in fact thankful for Grace. Both kinds \ud83d\ude42 ).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[565],"class_list":["post-4461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-life","tag-pumpkin-smashing"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21110,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4461\/revisions\/21110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}