Busy Weekend

Last weekend was filled with non-stop activity that included dinner with friends, a family outing, a visit with cousins, one wedding, and Jacobs second birthday dinner.  (Yes, second... he gets three this year!)

Uncle Karl with Jack

Karl and Erika Dollard came over for dinner on Friday night.  It's always fun to catch up with the two of them and watch the guys cook together.  When Jacob and Karl get together in the kitchen it's always an adventure.  Karl loves to cook as much as Jacob and isn't scared to try new adventurous recipes -  like blue cheese cheesecake.  The verdict is still out on that one, Karl.  Maybe we need to give it a try again.

Aunt Erika makes Jack smile

The guys have cooked many meals together and everything turns out delicious.  Erika and I are the ones who benefit from all of this great food - maybe one night we'll return the favor.  Friday night's dinner was homemade pasta with pesto, flank steak, and an endive salad.  Thanks for the great night, Dollards!

On Saturday we visited Parky's Farm to take part in their Honey Harvest for the Cincinnati Great Outdoor Weekend 2011.  We've considered raising bees in our backyard and it was a great place to learn a bit more about what that would look like.  Jacob learned that we probably don't have the best set-up for bees right now.  Maybe our next house?  Oh, and Jack had a good time too, watching the bees and dressing up like a worker bee.  

Buzz!

Watching the bees

We also got the chance to walk around the farm and see some of the animals.  He got to see a turkey, a pig, llamas, an alpaca, horses, chickens, roosters, and goats.  He had a huge smile on his face when he got to touch the goat and loved listening to the roosters call cock-a-doodle-doo!