May 2014 Adventures

We had a busy month in May.  We went on the Know Your Farms Tour and visited 3 farms, Cackleberry, Big Oak, and T&D.  We also hosted our niece Karissa's 13th birthday party at our house.  Here are some pictures from May:


The Know Your Farms tour is really fantastic. We went for the first time last year and I didn't realize until this year that it actually happens twice a year - in the spring and in the fall. The Cackleberry farm was kind of a let-down, but we REALLY enjoyed visiting Big Oak and T&D. T&D was one of the first farms we bought our meat from when we started getting all our meat from the farmer's market. We had also visited them on our own a few years ago, but it was really nice to get the whole tour. This tour is a great way to get to know where your food comes from and find some great local farmers to support. Here are the pictures from the May 2014 Know Your Farms tour:



This year both of our nieces want to have "bonfire" birthday parties at our house. Since we don't have kids and we have a great outdoor space we were happy to host. We did the party a few weeks after our niece's actual birthday and they had a really great time. It was a little stressful, but overall it went much better than I anticipated. The kids were great and really enjoyed the party, even though they weren't as interested in the actual bonfire part. I'm glad that we could host Kariss'a party and we're looking forward to hosting Kathryn's later this year. Here are some pictures from Karissa's party: