Quick Update On Us

Our lives have slowed down just a little for a while. Jon is working weekends this month so we have to stay home. He is also working on some wood items(benches, tables, etc) that we are thinking of selling at the Tree Festival, if they get done. Dylan is getting so big. I can not believe that he will be a year old in less than 11/2 months. The time has gone so fast. He is our little mess maker and he moves unbelievably fast. I am so scared of the day he starts to walk. He is getting to be so much fun, we just love to see him change and learn new things every day. It amazes me the things he figures out every day. I have been busy working and talking care of everything. Sometimes it seems to never end:laundry, dinner, cleaning...But I love every minute of it. I am helping with the BB site in mesquite a little now and love the the program(the food is always good) and also getting to know people better. It has been a great thing for our family. Jon and I have also started to take the Temple Prep class and are hoping to go to the Temple in the next couple months. We are really enjoy the class and the things we are learning. Well, There it is a quick(maybe) update on us.

Canning...

I have decided that I like to can things...I have never really canned anything, but this year has been a different story. Between my dad's garden and bountiful baskets(if you don't know about it ask me) I have had tons of fresh produce. Because of this, and the fact that no one else would, I began to can things. So far this year Jon, my Mom and Myself have canned: Apricot Jam, Chili Sauce, Salsa(green and red), Pickled Beets, and today or tomorrow apples. Some things turned out better than others, but you never know if you don't try. I would have to say the beets are my favorite and something I hope to do whenever I Have them.

Texas

Well, Our trip to Texas turned out to be pretty good. All we really did was Radio Shack stuff, but other than that it was nice to get away. I really enjoyed sleeping all night, I had forgot how nice it was. The place we stayed was SUPER nice. They had the entire hotel decorated like Alice in Wonderland for some summer thing they do...That was the only thing I really got pictures of. We only left the hotel once while we were there...It rained almost the whole time. Our room was under in the atrium part and we had a balcony under the glass so we just watched it rain from inside.So i guess all in all it was a good trip, but we were so excited to get home and see Dylan, we missed him alot!