
Adoration of the Alexandra. Photo by me, watercolor effect by Photoshop. Apologies to all the master painters who are spinning in their graves. Cheryl is holding Alexandra, while Erin and Lauren look on.

Jim loads the turkey fryer with four gallons of peanut oil. How can anything but goodness come of this? We have 1) a fryer 2) beer and 3) fire. The triad is complete, let the heating of the oil begin!

Alicia holds a flower garden. No, that's Alexandra.

For those about to rock, we salute you.

Two words: Bubbling Goodness. T-minus 35 minutes to MEAT.

Lauren and Alexandra pose. I love my 50 mm lens, it's so nice and crisp.

Golden brown and lovely. The smell is intoxicating.

You've had such a hard journey, why don't you lay down here on this plate and rest? I must say that the turkey was moist, succulent and everything that I've heard fried turkey is supposed to be. Not to mention that having that much frying power at one's disposal is awesome. Ponder for a moment the myriad of fried foods: potatoes, dough, Twinkies, Mars bars, fish, chicken, okra. The list goes on and on. Oooh, I'm hungry just thinking about it.

Courtney likes being pushed through the yard on this device.

Talia ignores the maximum age limit on the inflatable castle. Courtney looks on, waiting for the day when she too can be like a 100 foot tall woman attacking the castle.