Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Safari Park

Last week we took a little mini-vacation & went up to Oregon for a few days.

While we were there we hit the Safari Park in Winston http://www.wildlifesafari.net/, visited fabulous friends in Clackamas & discovered to our great joy that there is now a Cabelas in Springfield :)

We stayed at a hotel with an indoor pool & the kids put that to use each night ;)

Our 5 year old started out the trip with a yucky cold (which of course only bothered him each night at bedtime :P ) & by the end of the trip he had passed it to his sister & then on to his brothers once we were home :(

I still feel like I need a vacation but at least this was a start.



Cruising the park with Dad





Mr. Giraffe



Mrs. Zebra



Da Bears





"Come a leetle closer so I can speet on you..." (south american accent)



"Here kitty, kitty, kitty..."



Camel rides





Buffalo



Yakkity Yak, don't talk back.



Fallow Deer



The coolest picture of the day: check out the size of that puppy!



Monkey see, monkey do



 

The Family Tree



The million dollar toys from the gift shop ;)

There were many other animals & we have a gazillion more pics but my patience with WordPress wears thin so that's all folks ;)

Blessings.

 

 

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Corny...

The first harvest of corn





And 2 cute beater-lickers...



Blessings.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Garden Update

Our garden is growing gangbusters.

Today I froze green beans & have some tomato sauce simmering on the stove.

I've made oodles of pickles & frozen zucchini.

The onions are about ready.

Still waiting on the corn.

And just what you were all waiting for....the photo essay ;)



Cantaloupe



Watermelon (checking daily :) )



Armenian Cuke



Sweet Onions



Green Beans



Jack Be Little Pumpkins



Baby Boo Pumpkins



Popcorn



Sweet Corn



Tomatoes and.....



the huge gigantic tomato 'trees' they are growing on :)

Blessings.