Awesome Ward Party

We had an awesome ward party tonight over at Exchange Park. It's only about a block and a half north of our house, so we decided just to load the boys up into the wagon and head over. First off, I have to say, I love our wagon. I bought it from my friend Esther for $5. Yup, that's all it cost. Personally, I think she got the worse end of the deal, but I was more than happy to take it off her hands. :) It made the trip to the park so easy, because both kids like to ride in it, and it's a lot easier to steer than our double stroller.

The theme of the activity was a chili and corn bread cook off. So all ward members were invited to bring their best. It was fun. I am not a chili person, my chili usually comes out of a can, but I did enter a pan of corn bread. It's Aaron's mom's sweet cornbread recipe. There was LOTS of really good food. the chili I had was excellent, I wish I knew whose it was so I could get the recipe, but they used white beans instead of black or kidney, and it had chicken in it instead of hamburger. It was tasty. And then the cornbread, oh my goodness. I ate so much cornbread, and I don't think I had a piece I didn't like. Because of that, I was actually really surprised that I got 3rd place in the cornbread competition. Yay! I won and oven mit, which Lincoln wore all the way home. :)

My favorite part of the night was the activity. They did sack races. They had four different races, one for the nursery kids, one for Jr. Primary, one for Sr. Primary, and one for adults. All the races were hilarious. Lincoln did pretty good. I was proud of him for just being able to move with a sack tied around his waste. Aaron almost won, but lost in a diving finish, as you'll be able to see in the video. He almost popped his shoulder out of his socket. And I for one, am just glad we didn't have to spend the evening in the emergency room.

Lincoln's Race

Aaron's Race