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Jacked-a-Lantern

The Winter already is coming in!
This, believe it or not, is the brightest it gets all day
for us from here on out until May/June. 



We've been keeping up on our meals, this recipe .:link:.
(Alaskan cod with chimichurri, sweet potato, and brown rice)


Whenever I get sad about Austin eating his own type of cookies...
I cope by just smelling them.


This week, Austin got his pumpkin finally! And there is definitely
a story to this one. We went Saturday to go get him one, and I spotted this
glorious beauty at Albertson's from the side of the road. But we had to go 
to Walmart first. When we got to Albertson's, it was gone :( So Austin picked
out another pumpkin. 

As we arrived at the checkout, another college student had snatched the pumpkin Austin wanted (that I spotted). Then we heard him ask, " I just want to know how
much this weighs, I have to ride my bike home and come back later to get it
because it's too heavy." We later found out that all pumpkins over 30lbs are the 
same price, and the pumpkin both he and Austin had were gigantic. 

So Austin looks at me, buys his pumpkin... then as we head out the door
he spots it placed down....

And does the good ol' switch out. 

Yes, Austin ruined a person's Halloween. 






Comments

  1. Laura TorresOctober 21, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    That picture of you with your face in the bowl is hysterical.

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  2. Brennyn Torres CarmenOctober 22, 2012 at 9:25 AM

    Thank you! Yeah We had a box of sugar cookies left in our food storage for holidays, and so Austin cooked them rather than buying snack-y things. And you know those are my favorites! I had to smell them haha!

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