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Just as we’ve done for the last 3 years or so, we decided to take a trip up to Miller Farms where you might remember that the routine is that you pay $50 for the family to get in, and then they have a play area with tractors, cars, trains etc – but the real attraction is that you jump on the back of a tractor-drawn wagon, they haul you into the fields and you can pick as many vegetables as you want.
We’ve gotten smarter about this, so unlike previous years, when we went so late that most of the produce was borderline,this year we hit the jackpot. The kids love the games, and actually have a good time harvesting carrots, potatoes, etc.
And so we ended up with about 100 pounds of: beans, summer squash, carrots, corn, acorn squash, basil, tomatillos, 4 kinds of tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos, banana peppers, rellenos, eggplant, 3 kinds of onions, potatoes, beets, watermelon, cantaloupe, okra, pumpkins and indian corn.
Oh, and a black kitten – 5 weeks old at the time – now named “Halley” (it’s a cat-woman reference, and if you’re groaning, you should have heard some of the other ideas.
She weighed in at less than a pound when we got her, though she seems to have doubled in size in the last 2 weeks.
Samson is – less than excited about the new addition, but he’s warming to her. He no longer marches out of the room when she comes in.
And – well – Delilah isn’t with us anymore. Probably ought to have a whole posting dedicated to that. The kids have actually taken her absence pretty well – they got to say goodbye, and be part of burying her in the back of the yard.
So that was the trip to Miller farms. And then this last weekend, we took a trip up to Winter Park. We’d scored a deal on slopeside lodging, and it was the last weekend of summer activities, so we just bought passes for that and played all day long. There was miniature golf, and a climbing wall, trampolines, a maze, a zipline and some other stuff, but the big hit for everyone was the alpine slide. You can see the track under the picture of the ski lift – basically it’s a one-person luge on wheels. We probably went down the hill 15 times – Daniel got to drive his own, Rachel had to share with an adult, but didn’t mind at all. Great fun.
On the way home, we caught the leaves changing color, and did a little hike in Rocky Mountain National Park. All in all, it was a great way to end the summer. Oh, and we did a quick check of the cabin we’ve rented for Christmas, when the Norwegians will be joining us! It should be great fun.
Favorite quote from the weekend:
We’re playing “I spy” as we drive up the mountain, and first Daniel chooses something really obvious (like “I spy something with snow on”) and Rachel gets it immediately. Then the roles are reversed and Daniel immediately gets Rachel’s clue. So we say “wow, you guys are mind readers”. Rachel promptly broke into tears and refused to play anymore, because Daniel could read her mind, but she couldn’t read his…
School is going well for both Daniel and Rachel. More on that some other time. Hope everyone is well.
Love, ADRE.
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