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Bake Sale

Things have been so busy for us that we have not been able to post about all the things that have been happening here as we would have liked to! A little over a week ago our church had a bake sale at the local grocery store. Our family made cherry pies, cinnamon rolls, zucchini and pumpkin chocolate chip bread.
At the sale our tables were loaded with so many yummy looking things - just looking at all the delicious things made my stomach start to rumble! To name a few, there were brownies, cakes, wheat breads and sweet breads, cookies, bars and pies. We stayed fairly busy as many people came to the store and there were so many exciting things going on at the store's parking lot at the same time (check out the post below). It was a really fun experience to see lots of different people and help sell baked goods - I would definitely help do it again!

In The Army

It was such a busy day at the local grocery store when we had our bake sale. A group of soldiers in the Army and another group in the National Guard were there along with their hummers, trucks, and other vehicles. They passed out t-shirts, hats, stickers, pens, and other paraphernalia (Chris' favorite word :). They also grease painted kids' faces - one of which was Si's! We were able to talk with them and they even let me take their picture. It was a good reminder for us to keep all of those who are in the armed services in our prayers.

Smile!

Yesterday we went to the dentist to get our teeth cleaned. I liked it a lot! When my hygenist finished cleaning my teeth, she gave me a new toothbrush, some toothpaste, floss, a mirror and some pink sunglasses! I liked going to the dentist and getting my teeth clean and white!

The Great Pumpkin

Yesterday we went on a field trip to an Amish community. They had a humongous pumpkin patch that has a corn maze and two mazes made out of hay bales. They also had a small petting zoo with pot bellied pigs, loop eared rabbits, regular rabbits, ducks, turkeys, and a whole bunch of varieties of chickens. Some of the chickens were very unique - several of them had feathers on their legs and feet. They looked really funny - not at all like the chickens we are used to. I collected 18 feathers and am planning on making a headdress out of them. At this farm they had lots of squash and pumpkins for sale. They grow all different kinds of varieties of pumpkins; green ones, gray ones, white ones, and even the traditional orange. Some were little, some big, some round, and some flat. They even had one pumpkin that weighed 440 pounds! I bought some gourds and a small pumpkin, along with some Indian corn to decorate our table. Mom bought a Jarrahdale pumpkin to make pie with - until she does, I get to use it with my other decorations. After that, we went to an Amish grocery store. It was so cool. They had all kinds of things there. Sim, Gabe, Nate, and I loved the knives. They also had two different sizes of double barreled rifles that were lighters. When we were leaving the store, we saw lots of Amish children on little carts drawn by horses. Because it was 3:30, we supposed that they were going home from school. I waved and said "Hi" to each one that passed.
So long for now, Si

Apples and Goats

Guess where we went today? We went to an apple orchard with two of our aunts, lots of cousins and some friends. At the farm they have goats (really cute baby goats) that you can pet and feed along with chickens and kittens. There was also a fence maze that you could run through and that was fun too - especially when I would have races through it with my cousins and brother,Si. The little kids liked the play houses that they have there for little kids to play in and the teeter-totters. Even Ri and I had to have a turn on the teeter-totter! But I think the best part (for me anyway) was when we got home and had Apple Doughnuts for dessert after eating lunch. Boy, were they good! Well, I will sign off for now. Until the next time, Hanna