we voted on tuesday...

 thankfully the lines weren't too long...especially since sophie was a little sickie poo.

 we got a nice instructional talk from the cute election judge, signed our ballots then we each filed into the voting booth.

 we, of course, took it quite seriously...i even got a glare from one voter for breaching the booth's privacy walls to snap a quick picture...(where's a scrutineer when you need one?!)

 there was a good bit of deliberation within these walls...

then the ballots were placed into the ballot box and stickers were passed out.

i'll spare you from the final election results...but i will say, i think ben made the best choice with his write-in candidate. how could our country go wrong with mr. balloon in the oval office??


**p.s. a great big thank you goes to handy andy for his tireless efforts in making this voting experience a reality for the citizens of schmidtville. he constructed the booth, ballot box and ballots and procured the stickers. our thanks and love go out to you.