Pumpkin Walk

Logan's pumpkin walk they put on every October is one of my favorite things. People get together & put together scenes with pumpkins, and all other vegetables. This years theme was "a word from our sponsor", each scene being a commercial. My favorite one was "it's so easy, a caveman could do it". Each year there is a group that does incredible details on the faces, this year it was Michael Jackson. So here are a few pictures from the pumpkin walk!As many of you know, I love to read. And Joe made me very happy today when he told me one of my favorite series has a new book. I LOVE the Peter and the Starcatcher series by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson. The new book is Peter and the Sword of Mercy. I would recommend the series to anyone who likes adventure books!

Bear 100 and other such happenings

Hello readers! I am ashamed at myself - I really have been a slacker lately. It is true, and sad. So - maybe you're wondering what's happening with the Chambers? Not a whole lot. It is football season, and I am LOVING it!!! The Aggies have represented themselves pretty well so far. A week and a half ago Joe & I went up Logan Canyon to Franklin Basin and worked at an aid station with the former 16th ward Bishopric at the Bear 100. The Bear 100 is a 100 mile mountain race (running nonstop ...) with people coming from all over the country. The person who won the race this year finished in just over 18 hours. The average age of the runners - 44, oldest - 67, and youngest - 24. It was a fun night.
The drive through the canyon was gorgeous - with the trees starting to change colors.
Me - chopping onions. The Tidwells made the most fantastic Dutch Oven Stew I have ever tasted. Yum!!
Posted on the tent we had ready for runners who wanted to rest - signs courtesy of Bishop Knowles.

Joe & I were also able to go to the USA vs. El Salvador soccer game, qualifying game for the World Cup. I played soccer growing up, and loved going to the game! The fans (both El Salvador & USA) were extremely loud and it was a ton of fun!
Joe & I, and you gotta love the guy drinking beer behind us. Out of the six people who went - three of us were wearing blue, El Salvador's colors. Next time we go to a game, I'll research the other teams colors! Well that's all for now folks - but I promise more to come. Soon.

What we've been doing ...

Wow ... I really am bad at updating our blog. Obviously nothing too exciting going on up here in Cache Valley. One of the reasons why I love summer is because of all the fresh fruits & veggies! Nothing beats fresh produce! My parents are kind enough to have a big garden and fruit trees so my siblings and I can use whatever we'd like. On Saturday my mom and I canned apricots & green beans, then we all went to see Harry Potter. The movie is almost three hours long, but it was over fast! I loved the movie! It had a lighter feel to it - for the most part. A definite must see!
My mom had a ton of cucumbers in her garden (total of 9 I think), so I decided to make some pickles. They're pretty simple, but my stove is VERY slow at boiling water. To process them in the end, you have to submerge the jars in boiling water. It took my stove two and a half hours to heat enough water so I could submerge my jars! Oh what a pain! The entire canning process took three and a half hours. My feet are very tired!

Joe and I have a very small garden growing. We just picked our first bell peppers, had quite a few tomatoes, but the jalapenos have been growing like crazy - we've probably picked close to 10.

I recently discovered a book series that I love. The series is called Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan. It is set in modern time, with mythology still alive - Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, etc. The kids are demi-gods, with special abilities. It's a really fun & light read!