Pinterest Pumpkin Pic Fail

Lately, I’ve become obsessed with Pinterest.  I have to limit myself to 30 minutes a day or I will get nothing accomplished… 

While browsing my favorite new website, I came across the cutest Fall baby picture and decided I had to try it with my new niece during my visit to Connecticut.  Bailey already had the hat and everything!

First, we picked out the largest pumpkin we could find at the local pumpkin patch. 

I don’t know why we thought we needed the largest, because Bailey is a tiny baby.  On her birthday, she weighed in at 6 lbs. and 6 weeks later, she’s only 8 lbs.  That’s smaller than me when I was born! 

Then we hollowed-out the pumpkin, saving the seeds to roast.  I enjoyed all of the seeds during our road trip the next day, since no one else likes roasted pumpkin seeds.  What?!  Those were such a fun treat when we were little; a healthy snack to munch on during our Halloween school parties.

Back to the task at hand!

We lined the hollowed-out pumpkin with a garbage bag and then stuffed a pillow in so Bailey wouldn't be swallowed whole.  I guess we could’ve just used the smaller pumpkin, but she was already stripped down so we had to act fast.  “Hurry, stick the baby inside the garbage bag!” we yelled...  That’s just not right.

At first, she didn't seem to mind being stuck inside a pumpkin.  As long as her mama’s hand stayed on her back, propping her up, she was all right.  

But then Emily snuck out of the camera shot and all hell broke loose.

Bailey started to slide down…

Further and further down…

To avoid losing her forever, or having to use the jaws of life to get her out of the giant pumpkin, we stopped clicking away and pulled her out. 

Suprisingly, a few minutes later she was happy to try again! 

This time we balanced her very carefully on top of the pumpkin.  Emily held tight and then quickly stepped away while I went all “sport-mode” with my Canon.

But this didn’t look right either, so we gave up. 

Bailey took a nap and we carved out all three pumpkins while watching Hocus Pocus.

Dracula’s castle with a bat, a monkey for Bailey, 

and a pumpkin-head scarecrow.

Maybe next year, Bailey, when you can sit upright we’ll get a shot like this:

But for now, I have to admit defeat.  My first Pinterest fail.  No!!!