Family Pictures

I know these pictures are a little bit out dated and I probably should have posted them an eternity ago. I just never got around to doing it and am doing so now because my sister-in-law, Shannon, wants pictures of all of my family. You see my brother Daren and his wife, Shannon recently found out that they are unable to have children of their own. They are two of the most wonderful people I know and would make the most awesome parents. Because they are unable to have there own children they are turning to adoption so that they can start their eternal family. If you want to see their adoption blog click here. It tells you a little bit about them and their story. It also features our family, hence the pictures. We hope and pray that soon they may have a very lucky child or children ;) of their own. If you know of anyone who is looking for adopting couples I know that Daren and Shannon would be grateful if you kept them in mind.

The Long Haul Has Started

About a month ago I was talking on the phone with Reyna, my sister, and she told me to come pick some cherries off of her tree. Over the course of the next couple of days we picked and picked and still didn't get close to emptying the tree. After all of that picking it was time to bottle them. Over the course of the next three days I leisurely did my bottling while Princess was napping. If I tried to bottle with her awake she would get into the cherries and eat them whole, pit and all. They turned out beautifully and are yummy. Larry also decided to make some jam which was a fun adventure, I had never had cherry jam before. As I was bottling the cherries I realized that this was the beginning of my bottling season and that there is still a lot to do before it is over. Even though it is just the beginning of a lot of work I am really excited, especially for the apricots, peaches and pears! Yum!