Trick or Treat

Garrett had a great 2nd Halloween. He was the cutest little chicken! Adam & I took him to nana's and Poppy's neighborhood to go trick or treating and it was so fun! This was Garrett's first time really able to participate and he did a great job...he knocked on all the doors and held his own bucket and he made sure he said bye bye to everyone....he made us so proud!

Daddy the chicken farmer & baby Garrett the chicken!





Garrett helped poppy & nana pass out the rest of there candy!

Halloween treats

We decided to have a big cooking day yesterday! Garrett & I roasted our pumpkin seeds.... 2 big batches! One with Cinnamon and sugar and one with garlic, seasoned salt, and paprika....They turned out great!

We let ours dry over night!

So we recommend you don't throw away those pumpkin seeds!
Preheat oven to 300º F. clean off any major chunks.
Toss pumpkin seeds in a bowl with the melted butter or oil and seasonings of your choice. Spread pumpkin seeds in a single layer on an oiled baking sheet. (or spray with cooking spray).
Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.

These are the Cinnamon ones....Don't they just look yummy!?!


Now Garrett helped me so much I felt bad because he can't eat the pumpkin seeds so we found a great little recipe for Boo-rrific cookies (with only 15 calories!) from one of my blogger friends.



Ingredients: 2 egg whites, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, 1/8 teaspoon cider vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar, Orange food coloring, optional,
1-1/2 teaspoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Place egg whites in a small mixing bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add extracts and vinegar; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved, about 6 minutes. Beat in food coloring if desired.
Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert a #10 round pastry tip. Fill bag with egg white mixture. Pipe 1-1/2-in.-diameter ghosts onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Add two chips on each for eyes.
Bake at 250° for 40-45 minutes or until set and dry. Turn oven off; leave cookies in oven for 1 hour. Carefully remove from parchment paper. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Here's one of the Boo-rrific cookies up close!

Adam helped me makes these goody bags full of the different kinds of pumpkin seeds and Boo-rrific cookies for my in laws for Halloween!

And of course I can't have a post without pictures of Garrett!

Garrett loves these cookies!!!!

BOO...

My husband came home yesterday with this pumpkin full of candy and I course I thought Nana was sending goodies home for her favorite little boy Garrett...but to my surprise We had been Boo-ed. For those who aren't familiar with the term. Being Boo-ed is when you have been given a Halloween gift of any sorts but with that gift your given the responsibility to post a note saying you have been Boo-ed and Boo 2 other people. It really is a cute way to get to know your neighbors and celebrate Halloween in a good wholesome way!




If your interested in Boo-ing go to http://organizedchristmas.com and print off the two sheets to put into your boo-ing buckets or baskets and go leave them at two homes and watch the fun spread throughout your neighborhood.

Happy Harvest!