Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

1/2 cup fresh pumpkin seeds
2 cups water
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 400*F.
2. In a small saucepan, combine seeds, water, and salt. Bring to a boil; let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and drain.
3. Pour olive oil onto a baking sheet. Spread the seeds on the baking sheet, all in one layer. Bake on the top rack until seeds begin to brown, 10-20 minutes. Remove from the oven, and cool completely before eating.

Photo courtesy of simplyrecipes.com.

This is a fun and festive recipe for the fall season. Jennifer and I tried it using the seeds from some pumpkins we carved. (See my fabulous pirate pumpkin below.) These toasted seeds made for a tasty snack!

What’s in a name?

So, Chad and I are trying to figure out what to name our little boy, and it's a really intimidating task! Luckily most of the pressure is on Chad instead of me, because he decided that he gets to name our boys and I get to name our girls. However, my opinion is still important, but I have very few veto rights—apparently. Anyway, here are a few of the names (both first and middle) we're thinking about:

Charlie
Ulysses
Doran
Laslow
Reginald
Alvin
Peder

Our plan is to wait to "pick" the boy's name until we see him; we want to make sure his face matches his name. (But how does that really work?) Personally, I'm hoping that once we take a look at him, we will somehow magically know. Maybe that's weird. Maybe I'm trying to avoid the responsibility of picking the name by hoping God will somehow tell me what it should be, but He very rarely just gives out easy answers; He seems to like to make me work for it.