Turkey's last day

Christian and I drove the turkey out to the butcher this morning. He weighed in at 8 pounds. We are not the kind of family that likes left over turkey for weeksa after Thanksgiving, so he was just the right size. We will also be able to cook him up pretty quickly. There were several other turkeys waiting to get butchered and they were HUGE. I don't even know if one of those would fit in my oven.
I really wanted to get a picture of the turkey when he was all puffed up, but he did not want to cooperate and the ducks were trying to beat him up when I took this photo.

Vacation and family photos

The blog has been quiet for a while. We went on our vacation to Yellowstone and Montana. I did get to use my tripod and get some family photos. Now I just have to choose one for a Christmas card. I took many other photos. I will show them as I complete layouts.

An autumn walk

Liam and I took a walk this morning. We walked a few blocks away to a house with a large chestnut trees and collected chestnuts. Liam enjoys stomping on the pods to get the nuts out. I remember eating some yummy foods with chestnuts in Japan. I want to look up the recipes and try to re-create them.
Liam also found an apple that had dropped off a tree and snacked on it on the way home.

Hillary Heidelberg at scrapbookgraphics has a new template set, Inspired by...Mondrian. These are they layouts I did with the template.
Other Credits...
Kit: Awaiting Autumn: Julia Makoktinsky'
Background Paper, Swirl, Alphaand Glitter: School Stuff by Pamela Donnis
Paper: Solidly Embossed by Sara Marie
Ribbons: Ribbons Galore by Heather Roselli
Buttons: Button Chippes by Fee Jardine

A photoshoot with Boofy

I just bought a tripod and remote control for my new camera. The main reason I wanted these items was so I could get good family photos, which are few and far between. We are going to Yellowstone in a couple of weeks and my main goal is to leave with at least one family photo that will work on a Christmas Card.
I took the new toys out today and played with them. I grabbed Boofy from the henhoue to pose with me. She took it all quite well.

Close encounter with a predator

I bet everyone thought that we got ourselves a new pet after looking at the first few photos. We actually went to the zoo to see the new Predators of the Serengeti exhibit. Christian and I tried to go on the opening day, but it was so crowded we could barely move and the animals did not seem to be very happy either. They were hiding.
The crowds were small today, both kids were in a good mood and cooperative and the animals wanted to show off too.

New sprinkler system

Not only are our ducks organic pest control and yard fertilizing units, they are also a sprinkler system.
Today is the first day of autumn, but the temp is in the 90's. I filled the wading pool and the ducks were thrilled. They stayed in for about 30 minutes.