Today Shannon competed in a pumpkin decorating contest at the nearby Milton Pumpkin Festival. The pumpkin festival is kind of a big deal around here in small town WV and thousands of people attend each year. In fact, the only time I hit a traffic jam each year is when trying to get to this festival. I don't know how many kids, in her age group, showed up today to decorate pumpkins but Lisa figures there were close to 100. The rules were pretty simple: you can decorate your pumpkin with only natural (possibly edible) items. Anything else automatically disqualifies your pumpkin from judging.
So, after disqualifications there were about 50 valid pumpkins. Shannon's pumpkin was a pig. She used sweet potatoes to make ears, marshmallows to make eyes and a mouth, and a cucumber to shape the nose. She also included a spiral tail she peeled off of a carrot. Her pig wasn't an ordinary mud wallowing pig though - oh no - it was a pretty little girl pig so she also included some flowers in her hair and some dangly earrings made of raisins. Overall it's a fairly cute little pig.
Now, you might think I'm biased (and you'd be right) however, the judges agreed and she won first place in her age group! That's right baby - Shannon is the #1 second grade pumpkin decorator in this part of WV! She was awarded a $7 cash prize and a medal. Boo yah!
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