pumpkin love.

 i love pumpkin.

& sunday was full of all things pumpkin.

vanilla + pumpkin latte, pumpkin ale, pumpkin dip, roasted pumpkin seeds, & pumpkin carving.  

a little overboard?  yes.  a wonderful fall day?  absolutely.  

first, how neat is the boxer pumpkin??  {if i do say so myself.}  amy found super cool puppy stencils here.  my first pumpkin carving experience without julie byrd doing all of the hard work {i am so a little sister.  miss you, julie byrd.}  it was tough but so much fun!

 {scraping out the yucky gooey stuff is my favorite part}

 {the 4 seconds of non-play time all afternoon}

 {after scooping, "trace" the stencil with a little pin}

{can you see the tanky face?}

{carving away}

{amy + lola belle + lola's pumpkin!}

{my pumpkins!}

of course, with pumpkin carving comes pumpkin seed toasting.  we always make savory pumpkin seeds.  but our chef at urban said he loves sweet pumpkin seeds.  sounds fabulous to me!  

savory batch is butter + worcestershire + seasoned salt.  

sweet batch is butter + sugar + cinnamon + pumpkin spice + more sugar + more cinnamon.

 {both are super delish.

two kinds every year from now on.}

happy fall.  happy monday.  happy you.

love love,
kjp.