My cup runeth over!

My cup runeth over...

This season has been amazing and we have been so blessed.

It started with peaches, I bottles quarts of peaches, pints of peach salsa, peach fruit leather, frozen and peach jam. Peaches courtesy of the Halls.

Then came the apricots. Quarts of apricots, fruit leather, and jam. Apricots courtesy of my parents

Then the nectarines, jam, quarts, leather, from our tree.

Then Plums: Jelly, didn't know what else to do with them. they were from our tree.

Then peas, frozen peas out of our garden

Then tomatoes! Spicy Salsa, Medium Salsa, Cilantro Lime Salsa Verde, Spaghetti Sauce, V8 Juice, and Tomato base. Courtesy of our garden but the majority of the wonderful Woodburys.

Don’t forget the tomatillos. Processed canned, Cafe Rio dressing, Salsa from our garden.

Corn! I love corn on the cob, and we enjoyed it all summer long at our many BBQ’s and Seth might have snuck a few in between. We froze the left overs so I get to enjoy it the rest of the year.

Beans: I grew beans on our back chainlink fence and then froze them

Raspberries: Frozen and Jam our yard, but from plants Sister Whitney picked up for me, and Sister Allen gave me some starts too

Strawberries: didn’t get any this year but Sister Bennett shared starts and I should get some next year.

Zucchini and yellow squash: shredded, chunked and frozen from our garden and put in the spaghetti sauce.

Pumpkins, just check out our porch. However one of the pumpkins came from the pumpkin fairy. FD was worried that one of our pumpkins jumped the fence and started growing in the Mogel’s yard. But one day when it was bright and orange it jumped the fence and came back to our side. FD was so excited because she was sure it was the pumpkin fairy from Cornbellys. So later that afternoon we went out to pick grapes and the pumpkin fairy had left another big pumpkin in the grape vines! I wonder if that pumpkin fairy looks more like a tall thin BYU fan what do you think?

GRAPES!!! We have some grape vines, but I love grape juice, the Baugh boys love grape juice and our vines just don’t make enough. So Sister Roberts, Sister Gubler, Sister Mogel, and Sister Kratzer all shared their grapes with us! And sweet Sister Conners brought over some juice she had already canned because she wanted to share but had already processed them so she brought me the finished product. We got enough grape juice for 2 quarts a week for a full year!

Apples: was the last thing I canned this season. They turned into applesauce.

So if you stopped by anytime in the last few months I probably had something going on the stove and my kitchen was disaster, but I'm so excited for what I have to show for it.

Our shelves are full thanks to the generosity of our family, friends and neighbors and we couldn’t feel more blessed!


Not to mention all the wonderful people who stopped by with gifts, friendship and well wishes when we brought Christian home, and for Seth and FD's birthdays. The people who called, showed up to talk, watched the boys, and checked on us during our rough patch with FD.

The gift of Christian is a huge blessing for our family.

We've had a ton going on the last few months and couldn't have made it through if it wasn't for the support of those around us. Our family, friends and neighbors have been an amazing help and I can't thank you enough!

Halloween in Hurricane

We spent part of the week and week end in Hurricane. We did tons of visits with family and friends, some trick or treating, and had so much fun! I have no idea the order the pictures are going to end up in Riding the Tractor at Grandma and Grandpa Halls

Papa would pull Seth to the top of the hill and Seth would giggle all the way down.

Love my Boy

Grandma Flower

Wrestling

Sam at a visit with Chuck and Heidi

Seth with Grandpa Baugh

Uncle Chuck and Aunt Heidi with Christian

The Baugh Boys

Not so sure about being passed around

Uncle Robert

Codey and Christian

R2D2

Queen Amadala

My Jedis

Master Yoda

Lucy and Christian

My Smiley R2

My Sexy Han Solo

MY Boys

Star Wars Fam

FD didn't want to bread from Trick r Treating for a picture

Cousins

Sam, Grandma Bailey, Mom Baugh, Christian

Grandma Bailey

Scary Face!

Everyone on Uncle Sam!

Aunt Leah

Smiley Boy!

Say Cheese!

Bunch of Firsts

I always forget that it uploads the pictures backwards... to they're out of order but you're smart enough to figure it out.

We went with FD's siblings to Cornbellys Friday and it was so much fun. I have tons of pictures but don't have the time to block out FD's face so here are just a few.

Cow BenchPig Races Ridin' Seth on the slide
We found our way out! Watching Conference

Ok not the first time I just thought the picture was funny

Lucy watching over Christian

Seth and his Kitty At home riding the Carosel Seth still loves the water ball
My boys are the cutest!

Telling him secrets
Proud papa!
Family at the Zoo

Boys on the Carosel

Christian seemed to like it Tigers
Stoppin' to Rest

Sittin' on the Rhino

Mama and Baby

The Boys and the Baby



Seth was trying to share his goldfish crackers
Christian's first Trip to the Zoo!

Seth still loves the water ball

Thinking... Thinking...

Smiles are starting to come.

He thinks the dogs and kitties are the best thing ever

There's more to come but I'm out of time gotta get to church.

Artsy updated

Any one who knows me knows I love to take pictures, lots and lots and lots of pictures. I also play with photoshop quite a bit, these ones are pretty basic changes because the grandparents download them and don't want them to extreme. And one day these pictures might make it into a digital scrapbook page but I figured I'd post them now for the grandparents. Here are a few...

More pictures of the Boys

Binkie Buds
So Cute!

Holding Hands

Burrito Baby

Swimming for his Birthday

Birthday Party

Cake

Cruisin' with Sam

What Happened?

A surprise came through our bedroom window, leaving a path of destruction.

2 year and 2 week check ups

We spent yesterday up in SLC getting check ups for the boys. I love our pediatrician Dr Dimick I just wish he was closer, but it gives me an excuse to come to SLC.
Christian was up first:
8 lbs 14 oz gained a whole pound since birth (it's about the same amount Seth weighed at his 6 month check)
22 inches long
normal head
No Jaundice
No obvious reason for all the colic. Trying probiotics and some new formula so we'll see if that lessens the fussing
Dr said he's a happy heathly growing little boy.
Seth was next:
Dr said he was very very very active, but stood still and let the doctor look at him and then showed off by jumping, dancing and making animal noises and signs
He weighed in at 22 lbs 2 oz.
I don't remember how tall I will have to go and look it up and then edit the post.
He's skinny but still on his growth curve so not worring.
Then after a flu mist and a sucker we were off!

So we've been blessed with 2 healthy boys! What more can I ask for.
Well, maybe two healthy boys that sleep?

Happy Birthday my Little Monkey Man!

Seth Turns 2 today!

Seth at 2

His actual birthday pictures aren't being taken until next week so I'll post a better one then. But I thought this picture is cute.

Seth at 18 months

Last years birthday Party! The theme was monkeys. This year motorcycles! Why crawl when you can haul!

1 year pictures

6 month pictures

Birth Picture

I adore my little boy! He is so much fun, very active, doesn't sleep, eats all the time, but makes me laugh! My favorite part of the day is hug races. He starts at one end of the living room and says ready set go and runs as fast as he can towards me with is arms open gives me a big hug and a kiss, then turns around and does it again!

Sam used to call him Baby boy and did last night on the phone but Seth's not a baby anymore so he took the phone to Christian and put it up to his face. But when Sam said my little boy Seth jabbered away. I love the he is pretending, helping and signing and talking so much more now. I just can't imagine that my little guy to 2 already!