How is it the last weekend in October and I haven’t bought a pumpkin yet?!?!? October totally got away from me. I can’t believe Halloween is a few short days away.
The hubs was out of town on Saturday so it was just me and the kids. We had such a fun day!! First, we went to pick out a pumpkin.
My 7-year old wanted the biggest one he could find. And then he insisted on carrying it himself.
After the pumpkin patch, we went to Party City to buy him a Halloween costume. That place was crazy. (Hence no pics). Thankfully he knew exactly what he wanted so we walked in, got it and left.
From there, we went to World Market. I hardly ever shop here, so I forget how cool this store is. Check out this display they had:
How many should I buy??
If you are looking for Shipyard Pumpkinhead, World Market has it!! I was slightly afraid I wouldn’t see anymore of it after checking the local craft beer store on Friday. They were out. The Shipyard website says the closest place for me to find it is 90 miles away. So I was really surprised when I happened upon this huge display. I am proud to say – I only bought ONE 6-pack! I don’t need to stock up on beer. If it’s in the house, I’ll drink it.
The kids had fun looking at all the toys and candy in the store.
my purchases
I love anything pumpkin, so I couldn’t resist buying this pumpkin gnocchi and pasta sauce. (I haven’t tried it yet, though. I’ll let you know if it’s any good.) And normally, I like to wait til after Thanksgiving for anything Christmas-related, but I simply had to have the red velvet cake coffee!! Mmmmm.
Not sure what that move is … apparently Spiderman knows karate??
As soon as we got home, he had to try on his costume! In fact, he’s worn it pretty much the whole weekend. He’s already run two holes in the mask. And then we had to have an entire discussion about why I won’t buy him another one.
HIIT Workout of the Day
While the little one was napping, I made the 7-year old do my workout with me. I scaled it down a little for him. While I was doing box jumps, he was doing high knee jumps. While I was doing ball slams, he was doing jumping jacks. He did awesome. I was impressed.
Sunday was a total ‘blah’ day. It was cold and dreary out, which pretty much screwed up our original plans. So we stayed in. The 7-year old’s favorite game is Sorry. We played multiple rounds, all of which I lost.
The highlight of the day was cutting up the pumpkin we bought! (And, if I’m cutting a pumpkin, it only seems appropriate to enjoy some pumpkin beer while doing so).
I purchased one of those pumpkin carving kits. You know, the kind with the stickers and you just cut around them. Made it so easy.
Confession time: This is the first pumpkin I’ve ever carved! I know – that’s crazy. I’ve just never been really into it because of the gutting that has to happen first. It’s all slimy in there. And I really don’t like getting crap under my fingernails. But this year, I sucked it up. Why? Because I wanted roasted pumpkin seeds!!! Yum!!! (Pictures and recipe coming later).
Before
The pictures are a bit deceiving … makes it look like they actually helped. lol
After
Sorry for the poor quality pics – these were all taken on my phone.
Nothing better than a big pot of soup on a cold rainy day!
This soup was so easy to throw together. I’ll give you the recipe, but it’s different every time. On Friday night we grilled extra chicken so there was left over cooked chicken, which made it even easier! I found a leftover corn on the cob in the fridge too, so I cut off the corn and threw it in there.
KT’s DUMP SOUP
1 can chicken broth
1 can great northern beans
1 can black beans
1 can corn
2 cans diced tomatoes with jalapenos
1 lb chicken, cooked and choppped
diced carrots (optional)
2 large handfuls of kale
2 cloves of fresh garlic
about 2 Tbsp of chili powder
That’s it. Just dump it all in a big pot (hence the name, dump soup). Simmer on medium for about 30 minutes, then turn in on low until you are ready to serve. Top with cheese and sour cream, and jalapenos if you want! 🙂
There’s so much leftover, we’ll be eating on it for days. (which is fine – usually tastes better the second day anyways).
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Yay pumpkin!! I actually made homemade pumpkin gnocchi and it was so delicious!! So fun that you have your 7-year-old workout with you!! I just have my dogs so far… they’re really only good for running!
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