Those Stinkin' Squirrels

So apparently squirrels like pumpkin as much as I do. We have learned this holiday season that when you leave pumpkins on the porch, this happens....

and this....

and then eventually this....

They haven't touched the B-O-O pumpkins. I told my nephew its because the "BOO" scared them. Yeah, he didn't think it was funny either.

But the squirrels seem to be a hot topic on our street. We have one neighbor that shoots them with a BB gun and then another neighbor (that likes to wear fun hats) who feeds them. Apparently the squirrel loving neighbor called the police once on the BB gun neighbor. So scandalous. Our very own Wisteria Lane, I tell you.

So we probably won't be carving them afterall since the squirrels have added their own creative touches. Little brats.

This is what I found later in the afternoon. Look how fat he is! Fat on my pumpkin. At one point, the only thing sticking out of the whole was a little squirrel behind. And he isn't afraid of me. I had to open the door and then stomp my foot on the porch for him to even move. Little jerk.

The Painted Pumpkins Version

Well, my crafty project for the morning was to paint our new pumpkins. I didn't want to carve them just yet because I was afraid they may rot by Halloween. So I painted the picture on them for now and then we will have the "pattern" already on them when we do carve them. I'm not the best at creative faces so I actually printed out a pattern and followed the instructions by taping it on the pumpkin and then poking holes around the outline with a pin. Then I just connected the dots and painted. Maybe next year I will attempt the really fancy shmancy patterns.



And here they are.....five little pumpkins sitting on a step....

October

Our neighbors go all out for Halloween. Of course, I think that all the decorated houses are so much fun. And of course, I was the creeper neighbor that went around taking pictures of their houses. Oh well.

First, here is our street in the fall. Love the colors and falling leaves....

And some Halloween decorations....

This is Muscles Marinara's house. We don't know his real name but he wears tight tanktops everyday to show off his muscles when he rides his motorcyle. He seems super nice though and he has creative pumpkin faces. We should probably learn his real name.

We don't know this neighbor but I loved the scarecrow couple...


Spiders everywhere!

This is my favorite one though!! The graveyard at the house on the corner!

I hope they decorate like this at Christmas....