School starts next week?

Wow, our summer seems to have flown by super fast. Already I find myself pressed to get the kids back on schedule, clothes sorted for the new year, shop for the things they still need and somehow find time for all the other things that need doing. Two days ago i started in on the laundry. The mound of clean clothes last night was amazing because I had the kids dig out all the hidden items of clothing (under beds, back corners of closets) so they could be washed and sorted. Of course there were all the other normal items mixed in so our sorting was quite the task. Luckily John started in on it all while Jonah and I were at scouts. We finished the sorting while being entertained by the olympics. We sure like the olympics... they are very entertaining this time around. Four days left... I'm sure we'll make it. No need to panic here.

Jonah's Baptism

Saturday August 9, Jonah was baptized by his dad. He shared his big day with his cousin Mason Hirst who is also 8 and was baptized. After the baptisms, both boys had beaming faces which show in all the pictures. They were then confirmed members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Many family members and friends came down to support Jonah and Mason which was very appreciated. The celebration continued with a strawberry shortcake dessert in the cultral hall and lots of chatting. Jonah was excited to receive his first real set of scriptures from his Grammy and Grandpa Matthews. He brought them happily to church and used them in his primary class. We'll have his name put on the front in gold, what a treat!

Canning!

I had a really productive day last week and I'm so excited about it. I made and canned 7 quarts of applesauce ( still have a whole bucket of apples left, so more to come) and I canned 14 quarts of peaches and made a huge peach crisp! So yummy! I still have a bowl of plums left to make some jam, but I ran out of jar lids so I am forced to pause. I sure like putting yummy things in jars!