This is the hugest cauliflower I've ever seen! Big Daddy bought it and the humble broccoli next to it at the farmer's market. We almost ate all of it before it spoiled (and would have if we had made our awesome tasting veggy curry with it). J is smiling, but it sure was heavy to hold.

These are two of the pumpkins that we grew in our compost pile. Vines spread everywhere and we got 2 orange pumpkins and about 10 white ones. We will soon be carving this orange one into a number 7 for E! Today is cousin P's b-day and it is amazing to think she and E are such big girls now! We went to the pumpkin patch last Friday with Aunt Odo and we found another orange pumpkin that called out to me...he wants a face! The pumpkin already has a little 'nose' protruding from it. I'll have to get a good picture to show you. Last night was the first night we turned on the heat....just to keep the house at 62 over night. We have been holding out. Soon the heat with have to be on ALL the time. I miss summer already. And the kids with soon resort to indoor acrobatics....HELP!

This is the house's old foundation and you can see the rollers on the i-beams that the house moved along. They used a mini-loader to pull the house with a chain along these i-beams and would occasionally whack a roller with a mallet to keep it going the right direction. We could listen for the 'clanks' to know when they were moving the house. They actually put the house up on three sets of wheels to move it forward (after it passed the orange house) and then put it back on i-beams to get it over it's foundation. Even though I am a structural engineer's daughter this is the first time (I remember) seeing this kind of construction process. I bet cousin T wishes he were here to see all the work going on around here. Maybe I'll have more pictures to show you later as they continue the work.

This is what has been happening directly across the street from our house. The NNN is relocating this old house in the empty lot next to the orange house you see and will then renovate it just like they renovated our house. What a cool thing to see! As of now this house is sitting on blocks above it's new foundation and Monday they will lower it down onto it's new spot. Three lots south of us there has been a Habitat for Humanity house going up as well. Our block is really changing and we are so excited to see it happen and be a part of the change for good in our neighborhood.