An Eventful Day

First stop... Oregon Zoo!

It was a beautiful fall day.


The tigers were active; probably because of the cool morning. They even started to play.

This is the new baby elephant that was born this fall. So cute...

Second Stop... Pumpkin Patch!

This evening in Kids Club the kids were able to visit a 117 year old farm. They learned (bees, sunflowers, soy beans), they saw (squash, pumpkins) and they tasted (apples & grapes). It was a nice evening and a beautiful farm (gorgeous flowers).

Trying the grapes...


Choosing a pumpkin...
This is mine!

Winding Down...

Cherry Tomatoes

Slicing Tomatoes

Orange colius


Red Colius

Enjoying the benefits of a garden... vegetables, fruit and flowers.

New Project

Edited to add: This new garden area will house vegetables. In the bricks along the back (oh, I guess I need to take another picture) I am transplanting some strawberries. I also have zucchini, tomatoes, cucumber, and green peppers. I'm looking forward to adding lettuce, cilantro, basil and Italian parsley.
I decided I was ready for a new, sunny garden spot. I took out the trusty hose and decided on the shape (with Joe's help) and began to dig. The digging only took about an hour, but it was a lot of work. I headed to Home Depot to get the bricks for the edge and called to have sand and dirt delivered to the house. The sand and dirt arrived before I'd finished with the edging. The kids helped with the sand, with most of it headed to the sand box.

I'll post the final pictures as soon as I take them.