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I think we now know what career Grace is considering when she grows up: Proctologist.
I never dreamed just how interested and curious she would be regarding Garrett's pieces and parts. Poor little guy.
We had our first official "outting" last night. We hit the Aurora Sunset Drive-In for a night of Ice Age 3... and we had a good time. We swung through Richard's Hawgwild BBQ in Aurora on our way there for our tradition of BBQ nachos. We hauled those over to the drive-in and dug in. 
Then it was off to bigger and better things for Grace. She loved the drive-in's playground. We hit one slide right after another until we'd worked our way all the way up to THE BIG ONE. She played hard until dusk set in. Then it was time 
for something Grace has never seen before... the biggest movie screen EVER! She loved it. Sitting under the stars with a little breeze and nice temperatures... we couldn't have asked for a better evening!
Grace has also been busy doing other things...
she and Daddy took a day and went fishing at the Monett city park pond. Grace even caught a fish with her brand new fishing rod!
She's also been quite a helper in the garden and kitchen. We have discovered that she is quite the little corn shucker! With all her help in the garden, we've been able to make lots of our "garden skillet" dinners. Those are pretty much a mix of any ripened veggies from the garden along
with the occasional pork, chicken, or venison mixed in. They are yummy!
Garrett's first bath... it started out a little wild with much crying... but then he hit his zen and decided that warm sudsy water felt pretty OK! He almost looks morose and solemn here, but trust me, I think he really liked the warm water. Pictures...
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We've had a great day here on the Goff farm... lots to do and lots to have fun with. So, I thought I'd share and post some pictures on the blog of our day today!
Pictures from the garden...
Our sweet potato arbor.
A beautiful spaghetti squash.
My sprawling pumpkin plant.
A fruiting Lemon Boy tomato plant.
Towering corn.
Can't wait to eat this sweet cantaloupe!
This is one of our Auracaunas... she's a buff and is quite fluffy (notice her "cheeks"), so we call her Buffy. Apologies to my cousin...
A couple more of the "babies"...
And here's how I manage to get any gardening done... I LOVE my Baby Bjorn pack. And so does Garrett...
Daddy talked Grace into washing the garden tractor.
Daddy cut out Garrett's room decor and decided to don it in an attempt to scare Gracie... it didn't work. She totally busted him!
With such an abundance from the garden, I'm having to start putting away excess... so I pureed some for the freezer.
And when the day was done, Courtney whipped up a fabulous stuffed squash for dinner!
This is a recipe I've been using each summer since planting a garden. It's from my cousin's tea room in Eureka Springs... Spears Victorian Sampler Tea Room. It's a great way for gardeners to use their over-abundance of cucumbers... and it always seems like there's an abounding crop of cucumbers! So, here it is complete with pictures in this blog post (with slight alterations from myself):
Cucumber-Cream Soup
until tender. Stir in flour. Add chicken broth and whipping cream; cook & stir until thickened and bubbly. Pour half of the mixture into blender.
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7 lbs 11 oz
22 in long
We had our big Independence Day blowout on Friday night. And a blowout it was. Good food, good sparkles, and big bangs galore.
Even Papa got in on the action a bit... well, mostly from his chair... directing everyone else... and complaining about the camera flash...
on Grandma's lap... (mommy has no lap right now!)
She eventually did begin to warm up to the idea of all the boom and
long enough for a picture on a lounge chair. They're quite a pair! 
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