Officially Pumpkin Season!

We've harvested the pumpkins from our pumpkin plant, perfect timing for PUMPKIN SEASON!! We harvested 9 decent sized mini-pumpkins (1 not pictured since the kiddies are playing with it) and 1 dwarf-sized mini-pumpkin. Pumpkin season is my favorite time of the year.. for many reasons, with the obvious being all the pumpkin foods.

Trader Joes loves me as I do them! They know me well and give me updates on the latest and newest pumpkin arrivals. Last year, they had ~25 pumpkin items on the shelf. This year, so I've been told, they expect ~45 pumpkin items. I must admit that I try almost all the pumpkin products (Paleo eating is on hold for the next few months). Also from last year's experience with my favorite items being sold out, I want to make sure not to miss out on the good stuff. So yes. I've been keeping tabs on the pumpkin stock. =P I highly recommend the Pumpkin Spice Rooibos Tea and the Pumpkin Biscotti, both not pictured below! However, this link here did a great summary of the current pumpkin items at Trader Joes (though he did miss a few items.. pumpkin ravioli, pumpkin butter, pumpkin cream cheese muffins, pumpkin bagels, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin soup, pumpkin waffles, etc.)

And, of course, to start off the pumpkin season right, I made the kiddies their first batch of pumpkin pie muffins (modified to be eggless by using Ener-G Egg-Replacer so Liam can partake in the pumpkin goodies.)

Both kiddies gobbled up 'em pumpkin muffins and then off to play!

Happy kids + pumpkin comfort foods = happy mom. =)