Preserving the Harvest

Well it's been a busy, busy month, but a fruitful one... pun intended. We've been freezing beans, peas, squash, zucchini, and peppers, and canning all kinds of stuff. What a blessing! Some ladies in the ward taught me how to can applesauce and chicken, another one gave me a bunch of jars, and then Mum came out and canned with me -- we did jalepeno jelly, pickled beets (I had some AMAZINGLY HUGE, but DELICIOUS beets in the garden! Much bigger than you're imagining!), salsa, apple pie filling, and pears. After she left I canned some dill pickle relish and tomatillo sauce. I think I'll do some more apple pie filling this week, and I need to do something with the rest of my tomatoes. Ideas, anyone? Maybe tomato sauce... or spaghetti sauce? What else would be good? I also have a bunch of jalepenos and bell peppers...

Harvesting our Garden

This is our first big garden as a family, and it has been a great learning experience and family project. We have LOVED harvesting squash, peas, beans, salad greens, dill, cilantro, tomatoes, and beets so far (plus peaches and apples from the orchard)! Our Heavenly Father has blessed us with so much.

Happy Birthday, Elijah!

Wow... two years old already. What a blessing and joy he is in our lives.

Gone Fishin'

One of the best parts about Abram's job is that he's finding some great places for us to go play as a family. We got some cute pictures last Saturday when we went a-fishin'.









And at the end of the day......

Ninas and Kitties

I found some kitties on KSL that I just HAD to have, but they were in Sandy. So I called my OH-SO-NICE sister, Molly, and she picked them up for me. She and the ninas played with them for a couple days before they brought them out to me and had a slumber party. It was SO fun to have them here. And now I have kitties!

Life in the Country

Resourcefulness: Abram cut down a couple dead Aspen trees that were right outside our window and made a bed for us and a bed for Elijah. I made the quilts and pillowcases.





And this is our neighbor's mare, Stormy, with her not-even-a-day-old baby. Elijah always begs to hold her baby when we go over. :)



Out for a walk with the boys:



Cleaning the house. Elijah just had to have a "hat" like Momma's.



And here's our beautiful friend, the Flicker, who dances outside our bedroom window.

Mother's Day