Halloween 2007

How do you like your pumpkin seeds?

One of my Halloween childhood memories is of my mom toasting pumpkin seeds and all of us kids devouring them. I've found there are a lot of recipes out there for toasting and seasoning pumpkin seeds. Here's what we did...
Rinse the pumpkin seeds. Boil them in salty water. Coat cookie sheet with veggie oil and lay seeds on cookie sheet. Place in oven preheated to 400 degrees. Seeds should be toasted and ready for a final salt sprinkle in about 25 minutes.
Pretty basic. The kids were excited about toasting the seeds and even helped sift through the pumpkin to extract every seed possible. But in the end it looks like I'm the only one in the family who likes toasted pumpkin seeds!
What's your recipe for toasted pumpkin seeds?

Happy Halloween!

Caroline, Grace, Thomas and Christina carved their Halloween pumpkins last night. It was an ooie, gooie mess, but that was half the fun!

Hanging out with Wes...

Yesterday I got down on the family room floor with our little camera in hand, and snapped away at one of my favorite subjects, Wesley. He thought the flash was odd and was in a mellow mood, but nevertheless we got a few fun candids.
This is my favorite, a Wesley classic...



Wes decided to ignore the camera and just hang out feeling the toes on his newfound body.

So, there you have it...a few more super recent pics of our chunky monkey. We love every chunk, every chuckle, and every slobbery kiss!

Cheers in Red Sox Nation!

I have to say I'm glad our Red Sox swept the Rockies because these night games are killing me! I never thought I'd like a baseball team besides the Dodgers, but I've adopted the Red Sox too. Our kids still cheer on the Dodger blue (so Grandma & Grandpa Ellsworth don't need to roll over in their graves). But right now, it's great to be a part of Red Sox nation:)

What are we going to do about USC?

Wesley shows displeasure and concern over USC's loss today against UO.