fall bonfire

On one of the nice days this fall, dad decided to make a bonfire in the backyard and we had an impromtu campfire complete with hot dogs and smores!

mmmm.....licious!!! (that's my favorite new word!)

I got to watch the first half of the Vikings game with the High Schoolers tonight! It was so much fun! We were in the back yard of Mr. Fisk's! It was cold and raining, but we toughed it out. We sat under a big tent and watched the game on a 10 foot by 12 foot screen! It was so much fun... especially since the Vikings won!
One of the fun parts was that one of the students brought a horn to blow after ever viking Touch Down. I didn't do a very good job at it, but it made Daddy proud to see me try! I think that I am going to like being a Viking fan!

One more thing. Mom and I were later getting to the party. One the way there, all the bars in Wisconsin were PACKED with fans... Apparently the Packer fans are really that "Die Hard," when mom and I came home at half time, most of those same bars looked EMPTY. haha!

Good night, I need to get a good sleep. Daddy tells me there is a really big Twins game tomorrow afternoon. Go Twins!

Porkfest 2009

This weekend we hosted PORKFEST 2009 at our house. We had LOTS of food and people over and it was lots of fun. I was a hungry boy after all of my playing with all of the kids - I couldn't open my mouth any wider our shovel in the food any faster!
Dad and our friend Nate smoked up some tasty Ribs, brisket, pulled pork, chicken and not to mention fried cheese curds, beans, corn and lots of other sides and goodies friends brought.


We even had a pig pinata and lots of candy.

The big tent and our friends.

We were even able to borrow a jumpy castle to play in! We had lots of fun at Porkfest.

DIGGER

Dear Mom,
I'm at grandma and grandpa Folkestad's house right now and I just had to sneak down and use the computer while everyone else is sleeping. Guess what Grandpa and I did tonight? We went and saw a really big digger! They are ripping up the street in front of the house so I had a front row seat! Grandpa even brought me down REALLY close. I have included some pictures, check them out.

I am going to the farm tomorrow, but don't expect any pictures updated from there. They have a slow internet connection :)

Enjoy the pictures mom, LOVE YOU!

Breakfast Baking

Today mom and I did some baking just for me! We made apple/carrot muffins and whole grain pancakes (w/ mini chocolate chips!) to put in the freezer so I can have lots of yummy, healthy breakfasts to come. I had lots of fun mixing and measuring. If only you could see the floor!

I love my pancakes (there packed w/ wheat germ and flax seed...shhh don't tell!) And who needs to wait for muffins to bake. I ate all of the leftover carrot puree after I was done mixing!

Like a state fair pro

After I was done farming it was time for a State Fair staple: pronto pup and I chowed it like a pro, not to mention lots of other goodies throughout the day. here's mom and dad's ridiculous food list (we shared of course!)
- pronto pup, pizza on a stick, cheese curds, nitro ice cream, honey lemonade, cashew brittle, wildrice corndog, sweet marthas cookies, roasted corn on the cob, french fries, root beer, rc cola and some others we probably forgot to mention!

Little Farm Hands: State Fair 2009

Today we went to the MN state fair and I got to try my hand at being a farmer. First I had to get my apron and bucket.

Every farmer needs a John Deere hat before they can head out to the fields.

Driving my tractor, with a load of corn in my bucket and a bale of straw.

Planting my seeds. It was tons of fun at the Little Farm hands exhibit. I got to feed chickens, sheep & a cow, milk a cow, feel some wool and bring my crops to the market and buy and apple w/ my profits!