Thursday, December 19, 2013

Ice Storm

We had an ice storm the other day. It was so beautiful out. I'm afraid I did not catch the beauty of it quite like I would have wanted. But see the splendor. Isn't our God magnificently big, yet so intricate?



 
 



 
 

 










 
 





 
A little sprig of parsley
 

 
Swinging, anybody?
 

 
Our unpopular hornet's nest.
 





 
Ahh... I admit to editing that one.
 



 
 
Well, that's it. Winter Wonderland... Isn't it wonderful?!
 
(I wish I had one of those really close up lenses - macro lenses, I think they're called. I'd love to experiment in ice pictures with a macro.)
 

Monday, December 16, 2013

Cake

We made a cake last Thursday. The kids and I love to bake together. We stack all the ingredients over the table and make a mess!! It's a lot of fun.
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Thanksgiving Day

And here are some pictures from what should be the best day of each year. Thanksgiving is definitely a most wonderful time, and although I can't post any pictures of the people that make it so lovely, I can of other things.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Can you see how decrepit the pie crust looks? If I weren't such a lover of homemade substances, I'd quit at pie crusts and buy storebought ones. If you didn't notice, we really had trouble with the piecrusts. Unfortunately.
 
 
 
 
And those dishes weren't the only ones. That was just a small percent of what actually needed washed.
 
 
 
Don't tell me this is gross OR unsanitary. It's not. It's just turkey.
 
 

 
All the pies we made plus the popcorn balls.
 

 
And the sweetest sign made on my Grandmama's chalkboard by my cousin's son.
 
 
 
Our friends made popcorn balls, and we found them quite delectable. I advise for my stalkers to make popcorn balls a family tradition. They're worth it. :-)
 
 

 
The untried and untrue Pumpkin Pie recipe. The pies were very good. But I didn't prefer the look they had. It was too improper.
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
That was our breakfast. :) Ice cream, pomegranites and apple crisp. Oh, and there were a few eggs too, but the majority ate the ice cream and apple crisp.
 
 


 
A study on hair. And that is as close as I will get to posting pictures of faces. :p
 

 
 
 
 
A glorious rubberband fight we had once most others left....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pardon me for chopping his head off so that I could post this picture, but it was such an interesting picture, I couldn't help it. :(
 

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Husking Bee

*Note: now this is terrrrribly belated, and I apologize for that!!*



So we had a husking bee the other night, the first one I've ever been at. I can't say how much fun it was! Out of privacy's sake, dear stalkers, I shall not post any face pictures, but I have a few non-descript pictures that I may as well post.
 
 


 
 
 
It really was the most fun! I enjoyed it so very much. Hopefully we and our friends can arrange some more of old fashioned events. :)