Shad entertains us with music & song.

Speed!

Our generous hostess with her babies.

The Great Martin Hotdog Roast

Mr. Martin ensures that there are plenty of french fries for everyone.

Dad enters into the spirit of the moment!

Smoke is always a slight downside to open fires, though when one does 5 hotdogs at once like Don this discomfort can be minimized!

Hey, who says hotdogs can't be artistic?

For some, roasting hotdogs is no laughing matter.

Philip, the Pro.

Elias, the great warrior stakes out his portion of the barn.

"What was that sound?"

"A photographer!"

Great conversations are matter of course but a Mystery Guest is hardly ordinary...

The Mystery Guest

Gary takes an appropriately long time to introduce the next event...

...as photographers attempt to get their cameras working...

...and the suspense builds...

Finally the Mystery Guest is revealed!

The Mystery Guest himself.

"You may now pet the alligator."

I am thinking it is a good thing that this guy has his mouth taped shut.

Wonder

Even Dorothy wanted to touch the alligator.

A rare picture of me in action. Thank you Emma! :)

Why bother petting when you can hold the alligator?

Photoshoot!

Candace

Isaac

Abigail first works up her courage with a model :)

Abigail

Not everyone can hold the real thing at once so Sherry contents herself with a model. Of course one can't study the real alligator's teeth as well.

Karen

Carmen

Kara

Michaela

Chip, the great explorer with his latest catch.

Tykes!

Candace waxes eloquent on why zebras are really white with black stripes.

Abigail is unconvinced

While Isaac & I solve the debate in the way we know best. :)

"Zebras are black with white stripes!"

"White with black!"

"Ok, ok! They are white with black stripes!"
Please do not try this at home!

I thought it would be hardly proper to end on the last image so here are two pictures to clear your head. :)

Carmen's Highly Artistic Portrait

"Y'all come back again, ya hear?"

~~~

God Bless,
Josiah

The next blog post has been postponed...