Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Our Little Harvest





Jeff installed a few garden boxes for us to plant a summer garden. So far we've enjoyed Gabriel's corn (always wear Roman armor when harvesting corn), Julian's cucumbers (he's doing something silly with his lips in the photo) and Rachel's Teddy Bear Sunflowers. We're still waiting for the tomatoes and yellow bell peppers to ripen.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Fun at the county fair...




We had a good time at the county fair this year. The boys are old enough to go on some of the rides.




We all had a great time looking for our entries. Julian won 2 blue ribbons- 1 for his art (bottom left in the photo) and 1 for his Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Cake (Grandma Jeannine's recipe).



Gabriel won 3 blue ribbons- 1 for art, 1 for a craft project and the big blue one for his "Cookies N Cream" cake. Our family also entered the Scarecrow contest. We made a "recycled robot scarecow" out of recycle junk from around our house and grandma's basement. We were thrilled and surprised to win "Best in the Division" and actually won a small monetary award. Now the scarecrow will grace our own garden. Rachel's highlights were the shuttle bus ride to the fair and the roasted corn on the cob.