So Melissa went out and bought new pumpkin carving tools, and they were the fancy kind--the kind that comes with a book of patterns. And then I asked Madeline to pick out a pattern that she liked. She had to pick out the most difficult one! I don't think I've ever taken so long to carve a pumpkin before, but you can see the result above. I thought it was pretty cool, though if you look closely you can see parts breaking off...I didn't even notice until I took a look at the picture. I made a copy of the book's pattern before carving the pumpkin so that it can be reused in the future. However, I think I'll steer Madeline (or Emmie or Ella) away from the most difficult ones next year!