Pumpkin Carving

We had a great weekend! On Saturday, we took the kids to eat at Chuys Mexican Restaurant- amazing fajitas and a good outdoor patio to let the kids dance to the music and watch the storms roll in. Later that day we went to Coppell and had a BBQ brisket dinner with my parents and then went to Grapevine Mills Mall to walk off our meal:) I personally think we put more calories in our bodies then walked them off, considering that about every block was a bakery handing out free samples.

On Sunday, Josh and Renae and their family, and Carol and Dick swung by for a spaghetti dinner. We decided to carve some pumpkins. It was really more the adults doing the carving and the kids playing in the backyard. What a gorgeous evening! (Great weather, no rain.) Later that night, we decided to bake some pumpkin seeds. I put the seeds into the oven after following the Internet instructions, then Victoria sticks her head out from over the stair railing and shouts, "Mom!!! Bella is playing with the baby powder and getting it everywhere!" I run upstairs to see a dust cloud of powder wafting from their room. Caleb is a white snowman and Victoria's red hair is white. I send Bella to time out, while Renae and I start to clean up. Then we remember the seeds roasting downstairs and bolt to check on them- slightly crispy, a couple brown, but edible. Later, Carol told me she went over to Bella in time out and asked her what she did. Bella just started laughing hysterically and making a big boom expression with her hands. On the plus side, I don't have to deodorize the kids room anytime soon. All in all, a great weekend with great people. I love Fall.