jam

Well I guess our canning experience wasn't too bad because we were at it again today. We made some triple berry jam, using raspberries from our garden. No skinning involved so I was happy.

It turned out pretty good! We got Chloe's approval any how.

tomatoes, tomatoes, and more tomatoes

Our tomato plants have finally exploded with red tomatoes. So we had a busy day making and canning spaghetti sauce. Wow, I can not imagine doing this every year and making enough to last all winter! After picking 20lbs from our garden and 4 hours of nothing but tomatoes we got 6 jars of spaghetti sauce. After I finished skinning and squishing the seeds and water out of 1/4 of the tomatoes, I was done. Once we got through that part it was fun and will be fun when we open the first jar to go with our pasta! And we have a ton of tomatoes left to pick but I don't think we'll me doing more sauce, so let us know if you want some!

the farmer himself

Chloe can't wait to eat them

Camping

We returned safely from our Labor day camping trip. We met my parents, aunt and uncle, and my cousin and her family in Antonito Colorado for some outdoor fun in the Rio Grande national Forrest. We had a great time, though camping is very different with a toddler in the mix. Chloe and I lucked out and enjoyed the cold nights in my parents camper while Jeremy snuggled next to Bailey (our dog) in our tent. There was lots of eating, dominoes, fishing and sightseeing. Good times!

see what happens.....

......when I turn my back for a second.

last day

It is official, I am done with Starbucks! I was still doing two days a week at Starbucks but today was my last day. It is a little bitter sweet, but I was pretty excited know it was my last day. So yeah!!

poor baby

So last Friday we were out running errands and I noticed some red marks around the edge of Chloe's diaper. Later there were a few more on her arm. By the evening they turned into hives and were all over. all over. We spent a few hours in urgent care before a very puzzled Dr. saw us and figured it might be a reaction to the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination she got the week before. The hives got lighter and lighter as the weekend went on. Some looked like little bruises, turning purple to brown. We saw our pediatrician on Monday. He's not convinced it was a reaction to the vaccination, but he to was a bit puzzled. So the search is on. We are just thankful our little girl is o.k. and now we pray it is nothing serious.

This is two days after the initial breakout. Looking better!

my mornings

Ever since Chloe got this new pink car for her birthday she insists on a morning ride around the house. It was cute at first especially when my parents were here and they could push her around, but it still continues. Every morning she crawls over to it, gets inside, and grunts for a ride. O.K. it is still cute!