Lemonade Slushy goodness

It has been so hot here this week that I thought I'd share with you this my favourite homemade slushy.

No... it's not sugar free or anything like that (fact it MIGHT just give you a sugar high!)...

Nor is it a complicated recipe with secret ingredients (I'm sure there are those whom have trumped me and have already been making better versions of this for years)...

But what it is is just REAALLLYYY  yummy!

Not to mention easy peasy!

And so I share...

Ingredients:

2 cups crushed ice

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup sugar

water 

• Place the ingredients in a blender. 
• Add only enough water for desired consistency (if you add more then 1/2 cup you will want to add more lemon juice and sugar :)
• Blend and enjoy!

Note: I usually add a handful of strawberries or raspberries before blending for a fruity variation.

We're pluckers.... chicken pluckers

I was so sad that I couldn't get this video in better quality... some of the looks on Brooke's face during the video were hilarious. But I did my bestest! Ennnnjoy! :) 

We're pluckers from Mark Pauls on Vimeo.

Today...

Austin Thresherman's Reunion

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to go to the Austin Threserman's Reunion in um... Austin. :)

We took along some grandparents for added funness... and funness was had!!

I took LOADS of pictures... so be prepared for a lengthy post!

Riding the shuttle...

Looking at the cars that were going to be in the parade later on...

Looking through historic buildings...

 

When we came out of one of the buildings, my ever so blonde little sister Mikaya looked up at me and said "Jen!! Look, those flowers are STILL alive!!"

Upon seeing this dude, Zach exclaimed "I didn't know that Pastor Tony preached here!!"

Breaking for lunch...

Watching the parade...

I say "look at me"

I say "now look like you love each other"

I say "please" :)

After the parade there was a threshing race. 

Never heard of a threshing race?? 

Weeeell then let me tell you how it works....

First they had to turn the steam engines around and get the belt on....

Once they were ready others were able to unhook their horses from the back of the wagons and hitch them up in the front...

Then it was off to load the stooks of grain...

Then the race to the harvesters to harvest the grain....

The race only lasted under ten min!

After the race we went to see the field work demonstration...

Took a walk through "town"....

Got some ice cream (and promptly ate it on the porch of the post office :)...

And then twas home again, home again!