First Green Bean Harvest.....and doing battle with bugs

Green beans!  The 'Contender' bush beans had a nice sized harvest.  Two of my kids helped snap them as I reminisced of snapping beans on the back patio with my mom.  My kids normally are not fans of green beans (they actually prefer canned to frozen - EEEEKKKK!) but I promised to fix them in the least healthiest (and best tasting) way - slow cooked with bacon.  I also let them stick a little at the end - I know - but I love that taste!  They actually liked them.  My 2nd oldest had seconds!

Also discovered Japanese Beetles going to town on my runner bean tepee.  Sprayed the runner beans with Organicide from Lowe's.