Peach Freezer Jam

Well, week 38 came and is just about gone. 

Tomorrow I'll be into my last week 

- give or take - 

since my 2 big boys both showed up late.

On Sunday we crashed some friends' date and met up with them for a 

matinee of the new Bourne movie. 

I think it's been years since we went to a movie together. 

Haha!

Then yesterday, our sweet neighbours brought over a big box of peaches from their tree.

There's nothing quite like being 39 weeks pregnant to motivate you to get 

some of those can't wait projects done - just in case.

So this morning I watched Olympic Gymnastics while 

peeling, slicing, and cooking up a big batch of freezer jam. 

Here's the recipe:

No-Pectin Peach Jam

We ended up with well over 10 lbs of jam!

All for a just few hours work. 

And now I'm just waiting ever so impatiently for it to cool off so 

I can slice and butter up a thick piece of fresh bread to douse in jam. 

Happy Saturday!

Busy Summer Months

It seems that we've been on the go non-stop since the end of May.

From our road trip, to Braden's busy work schedule - here and away - to family visiting, we've been having a great, albeit busy summer. 

Lake Tahoe with the family.

 At the end of June we celebrated a few birthdays and our 4th anniversary.

Lynden's showing a real love for homemade cheesecake.

We even made it out for a rare date night, thanks to Pop & Mimi being in town. 

A trip to Dorinda's Chocolates in Reno meant our first experience watching handmade 

Thai rolled ice cream - not to mention tasting it!

 Plus water and park play with a very special Auntie.

 And maybe just one of these days 

(hopefully in the next 5 weeks before Baby III joins the family)

 our little Lynden will decide to walk - but not yet!

Busy Summer Months

It seems that we've been on the go non-stop since the end of May.

From our road trip, to Braden's busy work schedule - here and away - to family visiting, we've been having a great, albeit busy summer. 

Lake Tahoe with the family.

 At the end of June we celebrated a few birthdays and our 4th anniversary.

Lynden's showing a real love for homemade cheesecake.

We even made it out for a rare date night, thanks to Pop & Mimi being in town. 

A trip to Dorinda's Chocolates in Reno meant our first experience watching handmade 

Thai rolled ice cream - not to mention tasting it!

 Plus water and park play with a very special Auntie.

 And maybe just one of these days 

(hopefully in the next 5 weeks before Baby III joins the family)

 our little Lynden will decide to walk - but not yet!

Busy Summer Months

It seems that we've been on the go non-stop since the end of May.

From our road trip, to Braden's busy work schedule - here and away - to family visiting, we've been having a great, albeit busy summer. 

Lake Tahoe with the family.

 At the end of June we celebrated a few birthdays and our 4th anniversary.

Lynden's showing a real love for homemade cheesecake.

We even made it out for a rare date night, thanks to Pop & Mimi being in town. 

A trip to Dorinda's Chocolates in Reno meant our first experience watching handmade 

Thai rolled ice cream - not to mention tasting it!

 Plus water and park play with a very special Auntie.

 And maybe just one of these days 

(hopefully in the next 5 weeks before Baby III joins the family)

 our little Lynden will decide to walk - but not yet!

This Is How We Do The 4th

We're so happy to have Pop & Mimi visiting for our 4th of July weekend.

These boys are spoiled with the best of the best. <3

Off to church on Sunday in our patriotic colours.

Then looking forward to our small group and some church friends coming over for smoked BBQ.

And of course, a few games of Mafia.

Our Monday began with red, white, and blue breakfast scones.

Thank you, Pioneer Woman!

After an early morning wake up to catch todays Tour de France stage.

 Then off to the Fallon 4th of July Parade.

Happy Independence  Day!

Yosemite

On Monday we made the trek over to Yosemite.

Talk about beauty!

Our picnic lunch spot was next to a cool river.

And happened to have a stunning view of El Capitan.

Friendly ducks too.

Much better than the Canadian Geese we encountered at Lake Tahoe last weekend.

 This fella wasn't crazy about 8+ hours in the car.

Half Dome

Love these two. 

Yosemite Falls

The heavens declare the glory of God,

and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

Psalm 19:1

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