Sunday, October 21, 2012

Pumpkin' Paintin'

 
 The Trifecta loves Fall.  They love all things scarecrow, hay, and pumpkin.  After we purchased our pumpkins we decided to paint them.  The Trifecta wore their uniform of choice...underwear.
 
 
 
 
Did you know that pumpkins are the world's largest fruit?  Elizabeth does not eat pumpkin, but she loves Granny Smith apples because they are sour.

 Pumpkins are 90% water.  Hendley is 100% precious.
 

Pumpkin seeds are known as pepitas!  Pepita was my Spanish name in high school.
 
 Painting pumpkins is serious business.  Various colors are needed as well as multiple brushes.


Pumpkin flowers are edible. Have you tried them?

The world's largest pumpkin weighed 1,140 pounds!  Mary Ellis weighed 3.2 pounds when she was born. 

Pumpkin seeds are small but powerful, just like The Trifecta.  From a tiny seed grows a GIGANTIC fruit!
 
Trivia Tidbit:  Dreaming that you eat pumpkin means that you will live a rich lifestyle.  I have never had a dream about eating pumpkin.
 
Pumpkins are grown on six of the seven continents. 
 



80% of the pumpkin supply in the United States is available in October.

Native Americans used pumpkin seeds in medicines.

Mary Ellis enjoyed mixing all her colors together.

Elizabeth used a lot of purple and blue.

 

Hendley Grace used green, of course.
 
In the end, Mary Ellis just painted her whole body. 

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