"I Fell into a Burning Ditch of Fire. . . ."

We Burned the Ditches yesterday.  It was quite the adventure, as you can see.

Everyone was busy filling up buckets of water for 'insurance', banging out mini-fires with their shovels, and generally having a good time.

Corn Nut had a blast. 

My Dad and Cashew oversaw the work (and helped, of course.)  My uncle from Utah came up to visit with the cousins- it was a blast.

And the lovebirds.  Ahh. . . .

The end to a great day. 

Foam Swords

A few days ago, Chestnut, Pistachio, and Cashew created these foam swords out of PVC pipe, swimming noodles, and Duct Tape.  Ever since that, they've been dueling it out. 

In this one, I put the camera on a really slow setting so that you can see the movement.  I thought it was pretty cool.

As a finishing though- I took this as a sword was flying through the air towards me.  I think it blends into it's surroundings quite well.  It just looks normal to have a sword sitting there in midair.