splish splash or the pixie & the puddle

 

babs & i took the littles & headed out for the day

 

it was a rainy, gray, dismal day but pefect for puddle jumping in the parking lot

 

and the pixie couldn't resist a stomp

 

 

 

her little leggings & shoes were soaked

 

but oh the smile on her sweet little face...

 

priceless!

 

~*~

farm science review 2012 or a shelden post

 

our day trip to farm science review began the same as last year

 

taking the kid to frish's for breakfast

 

 

the request for this picture always makes him and us laugh!

 

after filling up on big boy doubles, fries & cherry cokes

 

(not at all breakfast food, but filling none the less)

 

we headed to london to attend the farm science review

 

a dream land for farmers of which we are not

 

but the kid wants to be a farmer

 

 

 

and drive one of these

 

 

or one of these

 

 

or hang out in one of these

 

my favorite picture of the day

 

 

he loves all things john deere

 

 

he loves all things farming..........period

 

it was a fun day & we're thrilled he wants to share the day with us

 

we love ya buddy!

 

~*~

 



yummy chocolate chip cookies~

 

  

the hubs requested chocolate chip cookies

 

i went in search of a good or rather a better recipe than the one i have been baking

 

the requirements were simple

 

chewy yet a bit crispy

 

i have run the gamut on bad chocolate chip cookies

 

they are either

 

that are flat & too crispy

 

or

 

thick & not chewy

 

or

 

dry & crumbly

 

 

awwww, but this recipe is a keeper

 

the only substitue i made was to swap out the semi sweet chips

 

for milk chocolate chips just because it's what i had on hand

 

wanna give them a try?

 

you can find the recipe here  chocolate chip cookies

 

 

ps...sherri over at little house in paradise is blogging up some goodness

 

featuring favorite casseroles

 

stop by and pay her a visit & get some yummy supper idea's

 

~*~

 

 

 

 

 



another kind of pea~

 

 

finally off the needles!

 

i love this pattern

 

it's called

 

peapod socks

 

you can find in on ravelry & it's free

 

~*~



a pea.... the sweetest kind

meet my favorite kind of pea...

 

my little sweetpea~

 

 

 

she's gonna be a little mouse for halloween

too

darn

cute!

 

cuteness coming or going

 

 

i went up for a visit this past week 

she & her momma treated me to lunch

&

took me to their favorite park

 

 

 

 she's a girl on the run

chatters non stop

and a delight to be around

 

~*~



fall on the farm with the family

 

young's dairy has a wool gathering every year

this year makes the second time our

families have met, shopped & enjoyed lunch

 

 

 

the highlight of the day for the kids

is seeing the animals

bunnies

alpacha

sheep

goats

&

cows

 

 

this guys looks like he means business!

 

 

 

the kids enjoy playing the games & doing crafts

 

 

but i think their favorite part

is a little spot set up just for them

to play music, puppets, try out shoes for tap dancing, hats for fun

and singing ole mcdonald

 

 

 

 

i see a band in their future!

 

 

don't you just love the washboard

 

 

and here we have the little sweet pea making her stage debut

 

 

bestill my heart...i call this little one "tonka"

 

 

 

and playing lead guitar...pink no less

 

is the pixie

 

 

me, babs & tonka

  

 

lunch for 13 please!

 

 

my goof ball son

*lol*

i have so many silly pictures of him

 

 

round one...

spiced sweet potato bread

chunky applesauce

&

coleslaw

( a few of them filled up on round one & weren't hungry when their meals came)

and you know who you are.....

 

 

and the huge rack of ribs.....

 

polished off in no time flat by this kid

 

 

i call him doodlebug

but never in front of any one

cause....well you know

14 year old boys HATE that!

*lol*

 

 

done...next

 

 

 

 

after lunch we headed over to let the kids take

a ride on the shake & rattle

the biggest kid you see here is my kid!

 

 

the littlest driver taking her mama

a spin around the farm

 

 

jacob & jade win the biggest smiles of the day!

 

 

 

 

the goats look forward to the visitors

with hands full of food

 

 

it was a perfect fall day

 

~*~

 

pick a peck of pimento peppers~

 

 

we grew pimento peppers for the first time this year

 

the hubs & i both love pimento cheese sandwiches

 

so we thought

 

why not grow them

 

we planted two plants & yesterday the hubs brought in the harvest

 

5 peppers...yep only 5

 

it's been a tough year for our garden but we have canned, frozen & dried everything we could

 

 

these were super easy to do

 

we washed them, cut off the stem & removed the ribs & seeds

 

quartered them & layed them out on a cookie sheet

 

& roasted them @ 450 for about 30 minutes

 

transferred them to a bowl & covered with plastic wrap

 

& let them sit for about 20 minutes

 

this helps removes the skins

 

 

we then diced them

 

and put them into little jars & put them in the freezer

 

 

 

 

i save just about every glass jar i get

 

the hubs thinks i have a problem...lol

 

and maybe i do

 

but.......

 

when i needed little glass jars to put our pimento peppers in

 

i had only to go to the basement

 

~*~



happy feet!

i love this slipper pattern!

 

i found it while browsing on ravelry

 

(i would get a lot more knitting done if i would stay off raverly)

 

 

 

they are super simple

 

they don't take much yarn

 

and you can whip up a pair in less than 2 hours

 

 

 

you can find the pattern below & it's free!

 

non felted slippers

 

enjoy!

 

~*~