In the top photo, nine-year-old Gatlin Reed, left, and Arthur Rosales, 11, sculpt sand pumpkins. At left, children carve jack-o-lanterns from lumps of sand. Below, sand sculptor Laura Billetter of Austin puts some finishing touches on a giant Halloween sand sculpture on the beach near Avenue G on Sunday, Oct. 29. The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department was sponsoring a pumpkin patch sand carving event on the beach.

STAFF PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER