Early September

Another big melon haul.

That was one huge cantaloupe!

Watching the farmer bale our hay.

And there's a bale!

Catherine and Grandma at Grandma's house.

Anne at Grandma's.

Daddy and the kids with Grandma.

Another pose.

Watermelon haul was moved to the basement to help them last longer.

The farmer came to get the hay bales.

A big load!

Unpacking the sauerkraut.

Kids ate it right out of the crock.

5+ gallons loaded into the fridge!

We made it to the September homeschool roller skating party.

Go, Anne, go!

Taking a break.

Limbo time.

The Rest of August

*Edited to add a couple of pictures I found on Dan's phone from the Marble Moon Company!

Anthony kept waiting for Dominic and Joseph to come out, until he fell asleep.

One picking of melons!

Used the electric roaster to make stuffed peppers on the deck.

Look up high in the tree!

One afternoon during the second week of school, we got to go to a friend's pool.

The diving board was a hit.

Anthony had to strike his pose.

A plate of clouds one evening.

The same night.

At grandparents' house the last weekend in August.

The twins got some birthday gifts; hooray!

We finally made it to the Moon Marble Company, in nearby Bonner Springs.  As we got out of the car, the train came!

Heading inside.

We watched a craftsman hand -blow a glass marble, which was fascinating. The store was filled with not only marble and glass items, but also a ton of old-fashioned toys.

    Outside, you could draw on the walls. 

Dominic played with a toy from my childhood.

Family!

Dan and the boys walking back up from the pond.

Cousins!

The traditional Sunday late afternoon popcorn-making.

Garden in August

In early August, we had a sauerkraut-making day:

Tons of shredded cabbage...

...go into the crock for fermentation.

I slogged through mud in early August to pick the cantaloupe and watermelon.  The watermelon got washed off before this picture:

A full load.

These made our dining room table and chairs look small.

Watermelon Chocolate Chip Muffins.

Another big load three days later:

The cantaloupe were hit-and-miss this year, some really good, some really bad.

Only two days later:

Getting ridiculous!

The watermelon that got cut right out of the garden.

Okay, so this was posed.   :)

This was not.

The older three were enjoying their watermelon...

...while the younger two...

... just made faces for the camera.

Some of that watermelon made it into the house.

Beet jelly that I made in the middle of August.

And finally, pickled okra at the end of August.