Church BBQ Contest

Back in July, our church held the 3rd? annual BBQ Contest. Anyone who wants to can enter a rib and/or chicken contest. The people who do the smoking spend a large chunk of the day at the park tending to their food. Then, the rest of us get to bring a side and enjoy. It was a VERY hot day, in fact there was a heat advisory, but we went anyway. Who can turn down free smoked meat, I mean, really?




The church leaders finally figured out how to get Chris more involved - by eating lots of smoked meat. They asked him to be a judge this year. Who would say no to that?

The Judges Table



Elise was having lots of fun. We didn't stay super long because of the heat but it was just about right.


Here's Jake hanging out. He was about 2 months old in this picture. He didn't seem to mind the heat and stayed very calm. He loved it when I let him drink water out of my cup and didn't seem to care that he dribbled it all over himself.



This was one of those evenings with a newborn where even though it was a little bit of a hastle getting everyone ready to go and be where they needed to be, it was nice to get out of the house for a bit of family time outdoors. The girls were having so much fun playing at the park with friends. There was a big group of kids planted in the sand of the volleyball pit. After the bbq, we went to DQ for some cold refreshment and then home for baths!