Carving Pumpkins!

A week ago another couple and us carved pumpkins since we don't have long with our boys! And let me just tell you carving pumpkins in October in Virginia, is A BAD IDEA!!! Since it is not quite that cold yet, they rot really quick. The other couples pumpkins are growing mold on them and our were filled with nats and my husbands was collapsed. It was disgusting picking up the pumpkins and trying not to get the bugs to swarm you. But anyway, we each carved our pumpkins differently. APPARENTLY people on the west coast...Colorado... like to carve the bottom of the pumpkin out instead of the top. Us eastern people carved ours out the top. My pumpkin is the EEK! one, Conner's is the middle's its supposed to be a zombie and Kortney's is the christmas tree one, Jeremy's her husband was just a normal smile face. It was fun to get into the fall feeling! I miss the leaves falling and colder weather back at home! Its still like 75 degrees here!!

Pumpkins are in the air.... pumpkin spice fraps, pumpkin pie poptarts, pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and my new pumpkin mud mask! Which works amazing! love it!!

DIY: COOKIES

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies!

So, today my friend came over and we decided after a long time and a trip to the grocery store that we want to make these pumpkin cookies. One, we don't like raisin or nuts so we didn't add them instead we added chocolate chips! These are amazing cookies! And they don't take that long to make! It is a perfect cookie for a fall day even if it is still 85 degrees outside!

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies:

Needed: 

2 c flour       1 1/2 c oats        2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp baking soda          1/2 tsp salt          1 c (2sticks) butter-softened

1 c brown sugar            1 c granulated sugar             1 c 100% Pure Pumpkin

1 large egg           1 tsp vanilla extract           1/2-1 c chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Lightly Grease baking sheets.

Combine flour, oats, pie spice, baking soda, & salt in a medium bowl. In another bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, & granulated sugar in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Then add pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract and mix well. Add flour mixture & mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and then drop rounded tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 14-16 minutes depending on size of cookie and color or cookie pans. 

Later, I added powder sugar which just made them even more delicious. Can't wait to make them for Thanksgiving! :)

And speaking of pumpkins, one of my favorite blogs is doing a giveaway of a pumpkin mask! i want to win! http://eastonwife.blogspot.com go follow her!