'Twas three nights before

'Twas three nights before Halloween

When we luckily found:

All of our carving tools

Lying around.

For 3 big fat pumpkins

Were ready to be

Designed and carved

By the Hoopes oldest three.

Little Drew didn't have one--

(He was tucked in bed)

"He's happier sleeping,"

Is what mom said.

So merrily the others

Began to imagine

What they would carve

In their big, fat, orange pumpkin.

Emmy came first,

Because she did know

She wanted a cute face

Complete with a bow.

She had been planning

and thinking for days,

She loves Halloween

in so many ways.

Ali kept reading,

With no pause to plan

Her pumpkin's fate

Which was in her left hand!

But finally she began;

Her face just as cute,

With a nice big smile

And eyelashes to boot!

Then Jake went to work

designing a face.

He needed some paper

and a good working space.

He couldn't decide

(he can be picky),

but then carved a swoosh

from the famous brand, Nike.

Steve was so nice

And patiently did

All the requests

That everyone said.

Mom, she just watched

(ew yuck! guts are gross)

And took all the pictures

of those she loves most!

The pumpkins are carved

So in twenty-13

We are all ready

for a GREAT HALLOWEEN!