Drew and Jessalyn...
I recently took some pictures at a wedding and I wanted to share some with you. I only have a handful of pics on this computer, so once I transfer the rest of them from my laptop to this computer, I'll post some more. Thanks for looking!
Railsplitter
Well, here are the promised pictures. We didn't really get to take that many, because both me and Britt were at a booth. So, here are the ones somebody took for us.
They had a tractor show.
Here's another cool one.
Abby riding on the ponies. Gramma bought them tickets! They had a blast. Abby is actually riding in her old fashioned dress!
Here's Elijah. I was actually going to take him on,
but my I had a hoop skirt on, and it scared the pony!
Josh hanging out, drinking a Mountain Dew! Very old fashioned!
Here's a little cabin on the farm. This is right in front of where I was.
I'm not sure what they were making, but it looked interesting! And hot!
Abby and Norah. Norah kept visiting Brittany at her booth. She's cute!
Here's Josh and Micahel playing checkers.
And me, Heather, and Kayla demonstrating how to make rugs.
Hope you like them! Please let me know what you think!
- Jenny
Railsplitter Tags and Baked Goods
Hi all! Brittany and I made baked goods for the Lincoln Railsplitter Festival, so are a few pictures of us making the tags, and of the pies. She sold lots of her stuff today. The Festival is really neat. It's not like a fair, it's more like something the whole family would do together. There are games for the kids, hands on crafts, the rail splitting, tug of war, baked goods, farmer's markets, concession stands, and a whole building full of historical displays and crafts. It's really fun. We'll have more pics of the festival itself later on. Hope you enjoy!
- Jen
Historical Swimsuits
Hey! Just thought this was interesting. We are doing a historical display at the Lincoln Railsplitter Festival and we had to do some research on old fashioned swimsuits. So here is the summary of all I found. It's actually pretty interesting. Don't be afraid to read it.
1.
Before 1837, people just swam in whatever they had on. But between 1837 and 1901, swimsuits became a piece of clothing set for the very purpose of swimming. Modesty for women was important, and style was not an important factor.
2.
The swimsuits sometimes had long sleeves and were made out of flannel or wool. They were not very practical or comfortable! They consisted of a blouse, a skirt over bloomers, and long black stockings. For most of the suits, the ladies would sew lead weights into their hems, to keep the skirts from floating up!
3.
In the early 1800’s, people started to find out that the beach was a good place for recreation and leisure. It was a very popular place and the rail-roads made the beach more accessible. The men and woman would stay on different sides of the beach. But pretty soon, swimming had become an art, and it was more and more acceptable for women to swim with men! But with all of the swimming, surf-bathing, and diving going on, it was obvious that the women needed a change in their swimsuits!
4.
By 1880, the “princess” cut was introduced, consisting of a blouse and trousers. The skirts were traded in for cotton-like pants. Then, the outfit was completed by a ruffled cap or a straw hats, although some of the more fashionable ladies wore fancy hats to match their suits. But as time went by, the women got more daring, the suits got shorter, tighter, and more skin was exposed. But even the swimsuits of that time era were nothing like the swimsuits of our day!
5.
One woman, Annette Keller, was actually arrested in 1909, for wearing a loose one piece bathing suit! But, just one year later, that was the accepted style. By 1920 almost all women were wearing 1 piece bathing suits. And now, for most ladies, we have nothing more than a couple triangles held together by string! That’s why we make these modest swimsuits for ladies!
Before 1837, people just swam in whatever they had on. But between 1837 and 1901, swimsuits became a piece of clothing set for the very purpose of swimming. Modesty for women was important, and style was not an important factor.
2.
The swimsuits sometimes had long sleeves and were made out of flannel or wool. They were not very practical or comfortable! They consisted of a blouse, a skirt over bloomers, and long black stockings. For most of the suits, the ladies would sew lead weights into their hems, to keep the skirts from floating up!
3.
In the early 1800’s, people started to find out that the beach was a good place for recreation and leisure. It was a very popular place and the rail-roads made the beach more accessible. The men and woman would stay on different sides of the beach. But pretty soon, swimming had become an art, and it was more and more acceptable for women to swim with men! But with all of the swimming, surf-bathing, and diving going on, it was obvious that the women needed a change in their swimsuits!
4.
By 1880, the “princess” cut was introduced, consisting of a blouse and trousers. The skirts were traded in for cotton-like pants. Then, the outfit was completed by a ruffled cap or a straw hats, although some of the more fashionable ladies wore fancy hats to match their suits. But as time went by, the women got more daring, the suits got shorter, tighter, and more skin was exposed. But even the swimsuits of that time era were nothing like the swimsuits of our day!
5.
One woman, Annette Keller, was actually arrested in 1909, for wearing a loose one piece bathing suit! But, just one year later, that was the accepted style. By 1920 almost all women were wearing 1 piece bathing suits. And now, for most ladies, we have nothing more than a couple triangles held together by string! That’s why we make these modest swimsuits for ladies!
Well, I hope you enjoyed it! Please let me know what you think! We love comments, but we don't get very many!
- Jen
Labor Day...
Yesterday was Labor Day. Dad took the family to a neat place where he plans on hunting this year. The only picture that I took there worth putting on would be this one of Mom and Kaylen. We took a long walk through the woods on a nice little trail that had been cut. It was pretty and peaceful out there. I realized even more how much I miss the woods and country!
The Babineauxs live in the same town as the hunting place, so they graciously invited us over to eat and fellowship. It was great! We had some awesome grilled meat, potato salad, chips, sweet tea, and corn on the cob. Talk about a Labor Day Meal! And then we had ice cream to top it all off! THANKS BABINEAUXS!
Here are the little boys... having fun. They decided that they wanted to try out Michael's boxing gloves... which didn't end up being a good idea. But they got over it.
The Babs have a sweet-o place right on the lake! Us girls had quite an adventurous journey in the little blue paddle boat. Come on! Join in on our adventure!
We took off from the dock... not knowing what we would face. Wild turtles, perhaps? Maybe some giant fish. We didn't know, but we were out to explore... Lake Heritage.
As we fought our way through sea weed and sludge, our hearts began to pound as... bubbles um... bubbled up out of the water. What was beneath us? Thoughts of man eating sharks and turtles entered into our minds... but we didn't dare sharing them with the others. Just in case... you know... they'd get scared or something.
But alas! What is that? Four girls suddenly gasp in surprise as they see... something.
"What is it?" someone whispers.
"I don't know. Let's see if we can get closer.."
Although we know our lives could be in danger... we paddle ahead. We pushed softly... quietly... stealthfully. Finally... it comes in view. It's...
A TURTLE!
The Babineauxs live in the same town as the hunting place, so they graciously invited us over to eat and fellowship. It was great! We had some awesome grilled meat, potato salad, chips, sweet tea, and corn on the cob. Talk about a Labor Day Meal! And then we had ice cream to top it all off! THANKS BABINEAUXS!
Here are the little boys... having fun. They decided that they wanted to try out Michael's boxing gloves... which didn't end up being a good idea. But they got over it.
The Babs have a sweet-o place right on the lake! Us girls had quite an adventurous journey in the little blue paddle boat. Come on! Join in on our adventure!
We took off from the dock... not knowing what we would face. Wild turtles, perhaps? Maybe some giant fish. We didn't know, but we were out to explore... Lake Heritage.
As we fought our way through sea weed and sludge, our hearts began to pound as... bubbles um... bubbled up out of the water. What was beneath us? Thoughts of man eating sharks and turtles entered into our minds... but we didn't dare sharing them with the others. Just in case... you know... they'd get scared or something.
But alas! What is that? Four girls suddenly gasp in surprise as they see... something.
"What is it?" someone whispers.
"I don't know. Let's see if we can get closer.."
Although we know our lives could be in danger... we paddle ahead. We pushed softly... quietly... stealthfully. Finally... it comes in view. It's...
A TURTLE!
"I think it's a snapping turtle."
"Nah... snapping turtles have bumpy backs."
Scientific facts that we have learned in home-school spill from out lips. We are experts. This is no snapping turtle. It's a Apalone spinifera... otherwise known as a soft shelled turtle.
Suddenly... that urge to jump in and swim vanishes. This lake is creepy.
Our ears and eyes come alive. EVERYTHING is a snake, turtle or fish.
"Look over there!"
"A Terra dactyl!!!"
We even believe that we saw... the Loch-ness Monster. Perhaps you don't believe this tale is true. But that's for you to decide.
Our time was up. Home-sweet-home was calling. A cup of cold water to wet our parched lips. Clean clothes, pink fluffy socks, and a warm bed. We are back from our journey. We survived.
Thank you for joining us on this goose-bump of a journey.
Yours Truly,
Brittany, Jenny, Kayla and Heather
Our time was up. Home-sweet-home was calling. A cup of cold water to wet our parched lips. Clean clothes, pink fluffy socks, and a warm bed. We are back from our journey. We survived.
Thank you for joining us on this goose-bump of a journey.
Yours Truly,
Brittany, Jenny, Kayla and Heather
NBT - Funny Faces
Wow! These are some of the funny faces from the food eating competitions at NBT. It was a blast watching all these! Pictures are so fun to look back on! So, here are some of them!
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Shelby & Sarah having a competition to see which team could eat the pizza the fastest!
Blind folded! They were on the Shields team.
Here's Derek and Caleb eating chocolate covered donuts from a string!
Arie. This was a competition to see who's team could build the tallest tower of whipped cream on their faces. He also got silly-stringed by our team because he won.
Here is Danielle and Janae. They were on the red team for the pizza eating contest.
Here's Ariel. She's having a contest with the the other team to see who can eat a bowl of ice-cream the fastest.
Here's Derek eating frozen mayonaise! They gave the girls ice-cream, and the boy's frozen mayonaise! Gross! And they didn't even tell them until after!
Here's Emilee after eating the ice-cream from the bowl without a spoon!
Here's a shot of all of them doing the ice-cream contest.
Well, I hope you enjoyed the pics! Please tell me what you think!
- Jenny -
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