More on the Agriculture Event

'Cause I just knew you all would love to see a few more pics!



Here is the buffet of bugs that Nathan had to choose from for his "afternoon snack".



This tractor was a HUGE hit with all the kids! As you can see, Nathan was no exception.



Nathan debuting as a praying mantis.

This fair is held every year and includes live music, food, and lots of information on Maryland and especially how to keep Maryland and ourselves safe. I'm looking forward to next years event.

A trip to the Maryland Agricultual Open House

She does ask that you not pinch!







This means that spring must be upon us. The open house was fun(It is and annual event),lots of animals and bugs! We forgot to feed Nathan before we left, so he decided to eat 3 Crickets! Two were plain cooked, one had a dose of Southwestern seasonings. Umm Umm good, now he can compare notes with his cousin Reilly, who had a cricket for a snack last year.
Nathan also had a chance to milk a goat,something he does not get to do everyday!
All in all, it was a fun time, we look forward to the next open house.

a few photos to share

It's been a long while. So I took a couple of quick photos of Eric and Nathan to share with you. The weather here finally took a turn for winter and decided to cram it all in one month -- February.

But it's clearing up, the ground is covered with mud and the daffs and tulips are working on coming up. In their proper time I might add. Hopefully the tulips will be beautiful. They tried coming up in January when the weather was quite warm. So only time will tell now.

Here's Eric sitting in his second favorite spot to communicate with his friends across cyberspace.



Here's one of Nathan playing his DS. Sorry I don't know what game it is, only that the music is quite annoying!

A Birthday Weekend

This past weekend was my dad's birthday (January 13th.) Here's a photo of him with his beloved steel guitar.



Eric, Nathan and I drove out to visit with them and help celebrate Dad's b-day. Surprise of surprises, my Uncle Jeff was at dinner too. It was his birthday as well.

Nathan was star student in his class last week which meant he got to bring home the class "pet" for the weekend. The pet is a stuffed giraffe named Ginger. She also comes with a diary/travel log for the student to write all their adventures in. So while in Amissville visiting we took a side trip to Washington, Virginia. The first town to be named after our first President George Washington. It's a lovely little town better known for it's 5 star (yes I said 5 as in FIVE) restaurant -- The Inn at Little Washington. Here's a pic of Nathan and Ginger standing in front.



Can you believe this weather we're having in the middle of January?! Here's a pic I took of Nathan and Ginger in front of a forsythia - also in Washington, VA.



Can you read about Washington, Virgina here?



Oh and the family has a new blogger too! Kim Weiss has started a blog. You can see them here, her little one isn't so little any more either!

That's all the fun for today. Time to do some Spring Cleaning!!

Crump/McGhee Christmas Party 2006

Charlie, Martha, Millie, Dave (in the back), Mary, and George.


A Motley looking crew aren't they? It was really nice to have them all together for Christmas! Well, for the party anyway. That does count!

Every year when the Christmas party comes around I really try to get a photo of everyone who came. I've yet to succeed! Maybe next year. If you have a photo that you would like added to my collection here, please let me know.









I felt very fortunate that all my kiddies were at the party this year.









Maybe sometime I'll figure out what order blogger puts the photos in and I'll be able to put them back into some sort of order that they were taken. But I think we can all get the "just" of them. Besides it's all in fun.



And of course I'm very thankful for my family.










A sample or two from the dessert table, always a yummy place to visit.






































MMMMMMMM, oysters from the grill! So, good! Really sorry that Alan and his family wasn't able to come this year. We missed you!

If you see any photos here that you would like a copy of, let me know and I'll get one sent off to you.