dirty, dirty, dirty

grandpa galen came and built a sandbox for ben and claire last weekend - and thanks to grandma jeanne for the idea on the cover. that is going to save us a TON of cleaning up

the boy who holds my heart

...he wanted to "play games" - how could I deny him?

phantom

we had a phantom egg laying in the front-yard overnight. really - it took a few hours before we figured out where they came from

swingin'

junkyard tire = $0
30' polypropylene rope from Theisen's farm and home store = $17.50
papa Joe putting up a tire swing in the backyard for Ben & Claire = priceless

and they're off

4 of the 6 kernels sprouted and grew 1-1/2 inches yesterday! you can see the heirloom tomatoes growing behind the 4 corn in front.

the contest begins

here is our start to the tallest corn stalk contest from the "Our Iowa" magazine.

http://www.ouriowamagazine.com/