Back From the Farm

We're back safe and sound from the farm and our post Labor Day Family trip and I have to say that I think we all had a really good time. The first night Friday night was, pretty much... uh freezing, but the second night Saturday night, was actually quite pleasant. It's always sad to leave and I'm seriously thinking about investing in a little camping trailer or something because I'm spoiled and a brat. Don't get me wrong, I love tenting it and hard core CAMPING, but I get claustrophobic and I really have a hard time actually GOING to sleep. So maybe someday down the road we'll get a tent trailer or something small that I can pack all my camping stuff into. SOMEDAY, but for now, we'll sleep in the tent. But I guess since this is a food blog I should talk about the food we ate instead of my earthly wants. So Friday night we ate hot dogs and they were, well, hot dogs Then my mom and other siblings showed up around 8 or 9 that night and we ate more hot dogs and chili. So chili dogs. It was great. We all went to bed with tummy aches. Saturday morning we had our huge family breakfast with french toast, eggs, bacon and sausage, orange juice and milk oh and hot choclate. For lunch on Saturday the people who didn't go on a hike up to the waterfall, (pictures coming soon),  sat around and snacked on the goodies Steph and Kevin had brought, while Mom was over at Grandama's house making peach and pear pies which Grandma requested.  The conversation between the two of them went something like this:

Gma- "Chris brought down peaches and pears yesterday, so if you would like to go over and make some pies, they are there. the recipe for the peach pie is in the oldest cookbook I have and the Struesel Pear pie is in there too."

Mom- " Uh... oookay..."
Grandma and Grandpa leave for a family reunion.

Mom- " I think Grandma wants pie so I better go make some."
All the girls are laughing at this point because, Grandma has MASTERED the art of "asking" when it's really telling. And you can't say no because you know, it's my Grandma, and it's hilarious.
Anywho, the people who DID hike up to the waterfall came back and they had hoagie sandwiches. Saturday night Grandma and Grandpa came back over and we had Dutch oven chicken with corn on the cob and salad and rolls... It was delicious. That's all I can really say. Tim and I went to bed super early because Riley actually fell asleep so we wanted to catch some while we could, and everyone else stayed up and popped popcorn on the fire.
Sunday morning came and my mom didn't want to cook so she had just planned on having cereal and things we could eat really quick and pack away but we wanted to get rid of some of the stuff we brought so dad and Steph cooked up the rest of the eggs and everyone had a lot to eat. Then as the day progressed we were getting hungry so we had lunch with Grandma and Grandpa of sub sandwiches and chips and watermelon. There was also a lot of food for that meal as well. Eventually we got everything cleaned and packed away and Kevin toted the guns out. So a few people went up in to sagebrush and shot 22 and shotguns while the babies and the rest of us sat down at the camp waiting for them to come back. Riley started to get cranky and she started to bite, so I decided it was probably time for us to head home so she could get cleaned up and take a decent nap. We said our goodbyes and headed out. We LOVE spending time at the farm and I really wish I could do it more often, but all in all, it was a great family get together and I think we all had a really good time.