I finally did it!

Somehow I missed buying a pumpkin before Halloween. Which meant I missed out on carving a pumpkin for Halloween. It also meant I missed out on my favorite fall snack: homemade roasted pumpkin seeds. Which made me sad.

And then we went to the market on Monday. They had nice sized pumpkins for $1. That's right... A DOLLAR. One Buck. 100 pennies.

So, I bought one.

Isn't it pretty?

Ok, so it was the one on the top of the stack. But I still think it's cute.

So I cleaned out all the seeds and got them ready for roasting!



Spread them out to dry up a bit...



Coated them in salt and stuck them in the oven.



And then removed them when they were golden brown.



Doesn't this picture make your mouth water? Umm, I might just run back and finish the rest of them right now...



I'm not one for making pumpkin pie or anything from the rest of the pumpkin... so I carved it!



It's not fall without this big smiling face!





And as a side note... cut a whole somewhere in your pumpkin big enough for you to light the pumpkin without burning your hand off. It took me about 6 tries.

Or you could be smart and buy long matches....

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!!!

I must say, Halloween ranks up near the top on my list of favorite holidays. The smell of Jack-o-lanterns, the taste of candy corn, everyone in costumes, and the spooky decorations make me love it!

My new favorite way to spend the holiday is to go to Disneyland and see all their decorations and the way they change some of the rides to be extra spooky! We finally got the chance to go last weekend and it did not disappoint!

We started our day over at Candy Corn Acres at California Adventure. I love all the creative ways they use candy corn!

Then we headed back to Disneyland to try out Space Mountain: Ghost Galaxy. It was... ok. I liked when it was Rockin' Rollercoaster better...



Then off to Haunted Mansion Holiday! I love what they do to it for the holidays!















Every year they make a new gingerbread house to place in the dining room scene in the haunted mansion. The coolest part about it is that it is that it is actually made out of gingerbread! Plus you can smell it! Mmmmmm...





Another fun part is visiting the pumpkin carving artists. They are AMAZING!







If you ever get the chance to stop by the park during the Halloween season, I definitely recommend it!

Stay tuned this week for special holiday deals!