The end of August/beginning of September is a busy time in Reno with the Best in the West Rib Cook-Off and people headed to and from Burning Man.
We always partake in the Rib Cook-Off although this year we had to buy more than just ribs since one child went vegetarian on us.
Instead of camping in the dessert for Burning Man (which we never do), we headed off to our trailer at Buck’s Lake to celebrate the Labor Day weekend.
There we labored on the beach building islands and pizzas made out of sand. We also threw countless sticks into the water for the biggest dumb dog to not bring back.
The husband worked hard at learning how to smoke his new pipe. Yes, I really did marry an old man.
The big kid used all of her strength to pull weeds around the trailer and twist them into halos or maybe they were bracelets. Yeah, probably bracelets. My kids aren’t angelic enough to wear halos.
The little one was busy destroying everything in her path as usual.
After the long weekend, we came home to tend to the garden and the many, many tomatoes I have coming in right now.
And the first watermelon was devoured within minutes of pulling it off the vine.
After all that laboring, I rewarded myself with a Lemon Basil Sparkler and maybe a few pieces of dark chocolate because I was too lazy to make cupcakes.
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Twitter: gfunkified
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Okay, seriously, where did you get her that shirt?! Ha! This sounds like a DELICIOUS event. And I bet it smells fantastic. Mmmmm.
(we also have a big, dumb dog. A couple of them, actually.)
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John’s uncle got her that shirt. I think he said it was from Spencer’s in the mall.
You guys had a busy week! And I love the pictures, Jess. Awesome use of depth of field!
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Thank you! I’ve really been working on my camera skills the last week.
Oh my gosh…I LOVE the asshole shirt! Hilarious, Jess. And the tomato picture is awesome!! Good job
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Thank you, Jen!
The asshole shirt fits her perfect considering her sailor language skills.
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Love Layla’s t-shirt! Hilarious.
Thanks! It’s a perfect camping shirt.
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If L goes to school I think she should wear that shirt there.
Can I come steal some tomatoes? They’re one of my favorites!
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She will wear it on her first day.
Please come and have some of the tomatoes. We can’t eat them all. I’ve been putting them into every meal we have had this week and I still have a shit ton of them.
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Fresh tomatoes! Yum.
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I’m not a big fan of tomatoes but these are really tasty.
Twitter: AccidentalDesig
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What kind of tomatoes are those?
If I remember right they are Cherokee Purple heirloom tomatoes.
I love that Natalie used the term “depth of field” in a comment
I have no idea what that means; I am just happy to see the Angry Birds hat come back.
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Depth of field is the distance between the nearest and farthest images in a picture.
The angry birds hat is here to stay.
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Looks like a stunning week, girl!
{And loving your camera skills – also stunning!}
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Thank you! I’ve really been working on my camera skills.
Looked like an awesome time!
Boys are assholes – hahaha!
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It was a good trip out of town.
Twitter: mommakiss
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yes, the t-shirt! totally bad ass.
you’re taking great pictures, love them! sounds like my kind of weekend.
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It was a great weekend.
I am so jealous of your gorgeous tomatoes and I can’t believe you grew a watermelon! My garden was such a fail this year. I should have watered it more.
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I have a few more watermelons coming in. My pumpkin on the other hand didn’t survive this year which made me very sad.
Twitter: MrsMommyMatters
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Looks like a fantastic way to end the summer!!
And her shirt? Too funny!
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It was a good end to the summer. I’m looking forward to next year’s.
Looks like ya’ll had a great time. The watermelon picture – priceless!!
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She was so happy to be digging into that watermelon fresh from the vine.
Nothing wrong with going vegetarian
I am the lone one in my house of carnivores.
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I was a vegetarian for many years when I was growing up.
Every single photo you post of those Heirloom tomatoes has me drooling.
And the little one’s T-shirt? Priceless!!
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If you lived closer I would share the tomatoes with you. I have so many coming in right now.
Twitter: elenawollborg
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I would go nutty at a rib cook-off. And by nutty, I mean be the best sampler there ever was in Reno. I can’t get over how big L is looking lately.
I could make some mean caprese salad with those tomatoes!
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The rib cook-off is so fun. We always try 4 or 5 different vendors.
Twitter: bocafrau
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Rip cook off? Where can I sign up for that? One of ours is also going vegetarian… she barely eats any meats anymore. I think I may have the biggest dumbest dog #2… she never fetches anything you throw for her. I’ve tried teaching her to no avail!!!
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Maybe these dogs don’t remember that they are dogs.
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You guys always look like you’re having a great time! Glad your “labor” was a good time!
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Thanks! I hope you had a good Labor Day weekend too.
That picture of your youngest is sooo cute!! Your posts about your garden always make me want to get more serious about starting a garden. You have such a green thumb! What is the square footage of your garden?
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Our garden area is about 800 square feet.
What a great weekend. So jealous of all your red tomatoes. I have a garden full of green ones.
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You should make fried green tomatoes. They are delicious.
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I want to eat ALL those tomatoes – YUM!!
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I could really use some help with the tomatoes. There are too many for us to eat.
So jealous of your garden! One of these years, I’ll get my butt in gear and plant something.
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You should. It’s nice to have fresh produce right in the backyard.