Friday, October 29, 2010

2010 Fall Family Pictures

Here are the pictures we took as a family. No professional was required. We took them with a tri-pod. Feel free to download a copy for yourself. If you want one sent to you via email, just contact me.












Once Upon a Sunday

James' first day in Nursery, and I wanted him to look his best! Well, it worked out, until he was too big for his vest and couldn't really lift up his arms.Clara, on the other hand, looked lovely in her "Princess Dress"!

Dress Up

Oh, what fun it is to have a little girl who has long hair. I had way too much fun curling Clara's hair the night before. I was so excited and couldn't wait to see the ending results.They were so soft and long. As the day went on, Clara's curls got relaxed and even cuter!She wanted to dress up in her ballerina costume.James tried to make a mess, as usual, while I helped Clara get ready."Twirl, Clara, twirl!"Her friend came over and they decided to "twirl together".Oh, what fun it is to be a girl!

Canning: Take 2

We go through life learning by the mistakes we make, right? Well, a couple days after we canned our first batch, I was brave enough (and with the pain gone) to retry my applesauce canning. All the apples finally were canned and we ended up with 8 jars of applesauce. Jonathans on the Left and Gala on the Right.
Note to self: Jonathans are a bit more tart and you really don't have to add anything sweet to it. Also, if you don't take the skins off, they make the applesauce "pink".
Galas are a sweeter apple, so don't add too much sweetness to it or no one will eat it except for Clara and daddy.

Here He Comes to Save the Day!

Can you guess what James will be for Halloween?Hint: He's faster than a speeding bullet-especially when mommy and daddy are chasing him through the store.

The Price of Canning

So, Dale and I decided to try our hand at canning. We went with something simple . . . applesauce. It was lots of fun!Jonathans on the Left and Galas on the Right.You know that apples get hot? And if they get on your skin, they continue to cook? They don't say, "Hey! Wait a minute. Stop cooking while we 'rest' in this person's hand." Nope! They just keep on cooking.My hand is better now, but the 3 jars we canned were the only ones we did that day!