Hullabaloo!

hul·la·ba·loo also hul·la·bal·loo  (hl-b-l)

n. pl. hul·la·ba·loos also hul·la·bal·loos

def: Great noise or excitement

 

The much anticipated event of the fall season, the 6th annual Bubba Ganush's Seedhouse Hullabaloo, has come and gone with fun times had by all. 

 

Ellen and I got our first chance to sleep in the new family sized tent.

 

And Seth and I took down the corn hole tourney title against some stiff competition.

The hullabaloo has started to take on a different flavor from years past.  The days of "hump the stump" are fading and making way for some wholesome family fun.  

Bike rides, hikes, and fishing filled up the camper's days when we weren't hanging out at the group campsite.

Ellen and I hiked up to the secret falls in the Zirkel Wilderness to enjoy the start of the fall colors.



 

 

Put a Door in That There Wall!

Pat awoke ready to....

After a nutritious breakfast he did just that.

And voila, a beautiful door.



Cousin Pat did a wonderful job on the door installation.  It's been a huge improvement to our home!



First blog test

Something New

With life as Ellen and I have known it for the last 11 years about to change in a dramatic way I awoke this morning and decided to start a blog to share with our family and friends. At the same time I figure it will be fun for our kid(s) to be able to look back at their childhood in a richer way than a photo album can offer with some narration from their parents.   

Ellen at almost 8 months pregnant

We plan to find out the gender of the baby when we first lay eyes on that sweet nugget.  We have picked out some names.  Girls name seems to be set with Audrey.  This is a beautiful family name from the Kelly clan. Still thinking about middle names.  The boys name list includes Max, Jonah, Julian, Ethan, Evan, Owen.  And the early nickname favorites are Nugget coined by my Dad and Pumpkin from Ellen's family.



Backyard view



A baby is not all that we have been growing this summer.  We made a raised garden bed in the back yard and had mild success mainly with lettuce, kale, and basil. I'm looking forward to improving the garden next summer. And also looking forward to having this view from inside the house once the new sliding glass door is installed.  Cousin Pat is making the trek from Wisconsin to put his magic carpentry touch on our abode!