Girls wearing their halloween costumes again for the school's Fall Festival
Julie's weedfeed class banquet
the dessert table
Salad with the Useful Wild Plants logo in berries
Dining table outside
Free Range turkey, stuffed with Tomatillo-Pecan stuffing
the crowd
Julie enjoyed herself - and looked marvelous!
Steve taking a shot of something while drinking a Rhus-a-rita
Scooter's cakes
Lotsa chocolate
Scooter Cheatham, the MAN
Scooter checking the delectables
I can't remember what these were - quail wrapped in bacon, I think!
Dolmas
Group shot
I like this picture of my girls!!
A beautiful "outdoor environment day" at the girls' school.
My co-workers finishing up the shed
Jordan artwork - a manatee
Mason came over for a SLEEPOVER!
Jordan and Mason sleeping...
Jada sleeping in her Clifford jammies
Jada and Mason, next morning
The kids took all these pictures - Jada and BEAR
Just BEAR!
More Jordan art - her hearts and swirls phase begins
Hannah and Toby - Thanksgiving morning
Grandma reading to Jordan and Jada - "Giraffes Can't Dance"
Papa joins in
The girls LOVE to be read to
So here's Grandpa taking his turn reading
Jordan and Papa perched on a tiny chair reading
Jada showing us a new bracelet
Jordan posing with a fan
It was a beautiful day - we played outside a lot
Jada in the footrest swing
Papa up the tree swinging someone
Jada and Jordan love these swings
Papa
Nice picture of Toby by Grandma
Jada ready to eat
Preparing the feast - yup, we even ate outside!
Almost ready to eat. Free-range turkey from White Egret Farms
Jordan putting some whipped cream on the pie
Another delicious, lovely pecan pie
We had three digital cameras going...
Jada laughing
Jordan thinks that is a funny one
Grandma looking interested
Mama too
Grandpa must have taken this one
Next morning - breakfast before heading up to Waco
At the Heritage Festival in Waco
Jada enjoying a hot dog, while Jordan starts on her ice cream
such a cutie!
Grandpa and Steve went to a bronze casting demonstration
The crucible right after coming out of the furnace
Just after the pour into the mold
The result - still very hot
Jordan watching cider-making
Pretty interesting - just a big 'ol screw press
Photo op! Jordan and Jada in a carriage
The women-folk also watched pottery-making
centering it took a long time
starting to draw it up and shape it
all done - pretty cool
Jordan and Jada and curious and not shy
Jordan watching a man do an oil painting
Jordan asked him several questions
Jordan also liked the basket weaving
Watching the kids sing
Grandma smiling
We all went on a hayride - some nice looking horses
Once again - curious, and not shy
Jada petting a VERY large horse
Mama and Jordan on the hayride
Experimental low-down shot
Grandpa and Jada
Starting to get a bit chilly, and looking like rain
Mama and Jordan
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Last stop - petting corral
Jordan loses her first tooth!
Let's see that gap...
Oh yeah, nice hole in the gums
A closeup of the tooth itself
Jordan perusing a catalog while wearing some temporary glasses of Mama's
funny girl
Papa STILL working on the door