Carving....
At the Pumpkin Patch
October 29, 2011
October 28, 2011
Pumpkins!
This past weekend we made the trip to the local pumpkin patch. Well, local wouldn't be the correct word, since we had to drive 30 miles to get there. It was a blast either way. We didn't have enough money do everything they had there, so we stuck to the patch. We got 3 pumpkins, 50 cents/per pound. Not bad.
So last night we had the opportunity to carve these pumpkins. Spencer did most of the cleaning out the pumpkins. We had a hard time trying to get Hayden to help out. Somehow, a few minutes later we ended up having a pumpkin gut fight in the kitchen. No, Hayden wasn't part of it. It was just Spencer & me. I can tell you one thing, we will be cleaning up pumpkin for a while. Well, we had issues with the biggest pumpkin, and when I went to pick it up after it was carved, it broke. So we had 3 pumpkins to start off with, but ended up with 2. I was soo mad at myself last night because I have never done anything like that before.
Grrrrr........but all is good. We spent the next hour picking out the pumpkin seeds so I can roast them today. A step by step is listed below.
(More pictures up soon...)
So last night we had the opportunity to carve these pumpkins. Spencer did most of the cleaning out the pumpkins. We had a hard time trying to get Hayden to help out. Somehow, a few minutes later we ended up having a pumpkin gut fight in the kitchen. No, Hayden wasn't part of it. It was just Spencer & me. I can tell you one thing, we will be cleaning up pumpkin for a while. Well, we had issues with the biggest pumpkin, and when I went to pick it up after it was carved, it broke. So we had 3 pumpkins to start off with, but ended up with 2. I was soo mad at myself last night because I have never done anything like that before.
Grrrrr........but all is good. We spent the next hour picking out the pumpkin seeds so I can roast them today. A step by step is listed below.
Pumpkin Seeds!
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
Mix desired amount of butter, brown sugar, salt and honey in a bowl. Add the pumpkin seeds and toss to coat.
Pour the seeds onto a pan and spread them out.
Bake the seeds for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, turn them and place them back in the oven for 15 minutes.
Mix desired amount of butter, brown sugar, salt and honey in a bowl. Add the pumpkin seeds and toss to coat.
Pour the seeds onto a pan and spread them out.
Bake the seeds for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, turn them and place them back in the oven for 15 minutes.
October 18, 2011
Wow, I've been such a horrible blogger lately. My last post was back in July....& it's now October.
Let's see.......... July we celebrated Spencer's Birthday. August we celebrated my birthday. September I worked for 3-4 weeks, but had to quit that due to the fact that Daycare we were putting Hayden in was $120/week....and I wasn't even making $100/week. So in order to save money I had to quit & pull Hayden out of Daycare until I find another job.
My parents came in early October for a week. We went on a mini-road trip over South-Mid North Carolina. The plan was go to Asheboro Zoo, & then down to Charlotte for some shopping. Well, we still were able to do that but had a bit of scenic route first. I got town's mixed up & we ended up going through Charlotte to Asheville. Pretty but not where we needed to go. We stayed 1 night in Asheville, back tracked to Charlotte & did some shopping at the mall, & stayed a night there. Then the next morning we left & went North to Asheboro to the Zoo.
Let's see.......... July we celebrated Spencer's Birthday. August we celebrated my birthday. September I worked for 3-4 weeks, but had to quit that due to the fact that Daycare we were putting Hayden in was $120/week....and I wasn't even making $100/week. So in order to save money I had to quit & pull Hayden out of Daycare until I find another job.
My parents came in early October for a week. We went on a mini-road trip over South-Mid North Carolina. The plan was go to Asheboro Zoo, & then down to Charlotte for some shopping. Well, we still were able to do that but had a bit of scenic route first. I got town's mixed up & we ended up going through Charlotte to Asheville. Pretty but not where we needed to go. We stayed 1 night in Asheville, back tracked to Charlotte & did some shopping at the mall, & stayed a night there. Then the next morning we left & went North to Asheboro to the Zoo.
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