Pumpkin Carving Party!

Fall has arrived and with it, the pumpkin season. We had so much fun hosting our very first Pumpkin Carving Party with our besties, Pat and Brooke! We did have an issue though.... And one I never saw coming! Trying to find a place that still had pumpkins was much harder than expected! Can you believe it!?! I know! I was shocked! Nobody had pumpkins the weekend before Halloween.... Absurd!

It's what I get though for procrastinating, I know... I know! We literally had to drive all around town looking for them! With no luck and just as total depression and the horrible thought of having to call off the Pumpkin Carving Party started to set in we decided to try the local grocery store. Probably should have been the first place we looked at but I really wanted the pumpkin patch experience... Not this year :/ But thank the good Lord though, H.E.B. aka "Pumpkin Carving Party Saver" had some and surprisingly quite a good selection! We got some good ones and got to have fun picking which ones "spoke to us"!

My pumpkins! Bedazzled.... of course!

 

 He was serious about his pumpkin carving!

Robby is doing his for his work's pumpkin carving contest! Fingers crossed he wins this year! Eeeek! So exciting!!!!

   

 Brooke and Pat's purrrfect pumpkin! Love!

Robby's pumpkin, quite brutal!

Once we were done with the carving, we decided to do a family tradition of mine! We decided to toast the pumpkin seeds! Our preference is with the shells on - if they are toasted properly they are wonderfully crunchy and easy to eat. The trick??? The truth is, there is no trick just a good healthy treat! Season with a pinch of garlic salt and then toast them in the oven. Yum! But if you want to get fancy, here is a recipe with a little extra spice!

The perfect end to our Pumpkin Carving Party! Sitting around our fire pit enjoying the weather and having some good conversations!