Pumpkinmania! 2009

My pumpkin did not make the trip this year. Because of the crack in the bottom. You can see here the big one this year. 903 lbs!

So how much does mine weigh? Well maybe not to the pound, but pretty close.

150 pounds. ( 170- 20 lbs for the wheel barrel) Not bad for a bad year.... Wait till next year!

Pumpkin harvest

Last Sunday Aaron helped me harvest the pumpkin. It was a two man lift this year. I wont be taking it to the weigh off because it has a split through the bottom. But it still looks good in the front yard!

Apple Sauce

Louise brought home a pan from school to make apple sauce from the apples we got last weekend at Oak Glen. First step was to peel and core them. Can you believe how long that peel is?

While we wait for the apples to cook, Louise gets the kids into the Halloween spirit with a good book.

Smashed or puree? I think the smashed was a hit. But the puree was just like store bought.

Sunday

Sunday we had a family outing. We want to spend some time with Laura. So we went to an apple farm at Oak Glen. They have a small hiking trail we went on. I think the kids all had fun.

Sunday evening we were back at the house. We were all starving so I put a tri-tip on to cook. Laura and Colin took turns on the pumpkin for their classes. Sean and Brendan checked on the rocks being tumbled. and Laura got dog piled!

Saturday evening

In the evening we met Cherie and family at a pumpkin patch. The first one we went to was a dud so we moved on to a bigger better one.

Colin and Finn goofing off behind a bale of hay.

Saturday at the park

Saturday we went to see the boys baseball games. It was fun seeing them have being happy. Sean and Brendan's team even won the game. Go team!

Experiments

The grandsons are really into learning right now. So I am will to help expand their minds. They have been into collecting rocks for some time now, not just throwing them down the hill in the back yard. One of the teachers Louise works with had a rock tumbler in the class room and let us borrow it. After a learning curve to set it up and not leak, we put some rocks in and turned it on. Each stage takes about a week, so in about a month we well see if we found any great gems....

Louise found a book of experiments that the boys could try. Some only take an hour or two to do. This last Sunday they brought it over and wanted to make an magnet. Well papa was willing to play, I mean help. A battery, copper wire, and a nail and we were off.