Lori asked us to come to dinner around 5:00. She had several cases of large pumpkins so we each got a pumpkin and had a carving party. Mexican beer, tortilla chips avocado dip, pumpkins and knives are a good combination. Apparently jack-o-lanterns are an American custom which the non Americans had only seen but not carved. Some were baffled by the process initially, Yang made a Japanese lantern out of his. Patrik made a Cyclopes. Petr scrapped the inside of his down to make a mask which he wore on his head. We set them up on the shelf that is at the top of the foundation on one side of the dining room and lit candles in them. We kept the lights out and ate by the candle light. Lori made a mixed vegetable compote that was baked in pumpkins so when you scooped it out you also scooped flesh from the pumpkins. For desert we had Halloween candy.