Peaches, Tomatoes and Salsa, OH MY!

We did it. Jade is now an official member of the crazy canning queens club. With Tawna's help this weekend, we canned 66 quarts of beautiful peaches, 17 pints of salsa (we ate 2 pints before we were done) 22 quarts and 4 -1/2 gallons of tomatoes. I am posting these pics for Jade. We had fun, solved all the world's problems, and even got a little sleep after all was said and done. She did a great job making the salsa, Nana's recipe of course, and will be posting that on the Cooks in Nana's Nook blogsite soon. Lovin' those jars on the shelf. Nothing better than that.

Sentimental Sunday...

So, my mom created a thing called "sentimental Sunday".  You are supposed to post some memory from whenever.  I have never done this, because I have no computer at home, and that is where I am on Sundays.  But...today, I am in the city for the weekend.  So, I am finally posting something for sentimental Sunday.  Tonight, we had a family BBQ @ Richard and Stacie's.  It reminded me of our years old tradition of Saturday night BBQ's.  They were the highight of the week.  It was usually bring-your-own-meat and Nana always made the best sides.  Pasta salad, dessert of any and every kind, etc.  Cousins were always a plenty and even the neighbors let us use their basketball court to play.  It was sooooo very much fun.  Tonight reminded me a lot of those old BBQ's.  And not just because Tawna and I jumped on the trampoline doing tricks and havind "bum" wars.  It was just fun.  Uncle Kevin played baseball with the kids.  Aden, Chance and Carson took turns driving the kiddy rhino around.  And everyone else laughed as they watched al the craziness going on.  Almost everyone was able to attend.  Jeff, Jaxon and Ryker are all in Pima and Bob was not feeling well.  Good food, good jokes, all in all, it was a success.  Thanks so much to Stacie and Richard for having us all over to trash your house.  It was awesome.  

I must say, I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful family.  Jeff and the boys bring me such great joy.  I don't know where I would be without my phenominal hubby.  He truly makes the world spin 'round.  My kids are so adorable and sweet.  They say and do the funniest things, I love it.  My parents are always there for us no matter what and I love them dearly.  I have amazing brothers and sisters,  Tawna, Taya, Summer, Richard and Robert.  They are the coolest.  They are all so patient and loving, kind and caring.  And they all married (or will soon be marrying) awesome people.  I love my in laws.  Nathan, Kevin, Stacie, and soon Jamie, you guys rock.  All of the weird personalities and crazy OCD's mesh well in the slightly Psycho family of mine. I love it.  I couldn't have hand picked a more fun group. 

broken bones and quacamole!

So, I don't have tooo terribly much to say. But, I have been trying so hard to post at least once a week. Jaxon's soccer season began last Saturday and ended last Sunday, when he broke his arm! Now, you might be curious as to how this sweet little child managed to "blunt fracture" his radius and carpus (dr. talk). Well, he was pouting that I wouldn't let him go to the neighbors to play (it being Sunday and all). So, he decided to climb a tree. Which he did successfully. He got up the tree and sat on a branch. That's where he made the wrong choice. See, Jaxon weighs a lot and the branch just didn't have enough strength to hold his "thick" body up. So, it snapped. And he fell. 8 feet to the ground. But, he was smart enough to catch himself, which saved his face and head from being broken. But, at the sacrifice of his arm/wrist. He told me after...
"Mom, I just don't know what I was thinkin"!!!
To which I responded...
"Neither do I brother"!
He gets his hard cast on tomorrow, he says he wants black, but everyone who asks tries to talk him into pink!! So, I guess we'll see.

But, Needless to say, Soccer season is not going to happen this year! woo-whoo!! I am free at last!! haha!

I have to give a shout out to my friend, Marlo. I made her recipe for quacomole last weekend and have eaten it everyday since. It is so absolutely amazing. Thanks again Marlo. I will post the recipe on "The cooks in Nana's nook" later this week if anyone wants it!!

So it begins.....

Soccer. Kids sports in general. The bain of my existence!!! Ok, it's not really that bad. But, it is not really fun. I am truly grateful that I had parents willing to commit every Saturday to games and every Tues and Thurs to practice. I have found a new respect for them in that. Because I hate it. I don't want to let them play. What can I say.....I am not a fan. But, at least this year they all want to play. Last year we spent the whole hour of the games fighting with them to get back out on the field. Maybe, just maybe this year will be better. I can always hope, right??

Other than that, not much is going on. Jaxon has finally decided to be a good boy at school and is no longer coming home with red slips everyday. He has stayed on green (this includes a green dot on his hand, and most recently on his forehead) for 3 solid weeks. Good job! I am so proud. Ryker is loving kindergarten and tells everyone how much he loves that I pack him chips for lunch everyday. Let me asure you, I do pack actual food also. Aden cries hysterically everytime we drop the boys off, because there is nothing he wants more than to go to the big school with brothers. It gets worse everyday. I have had to bribe him with light savers, trucks and gum. If it continues, he may end up with a new quad. haha! It is a dang good thing he is so freaking adorable.

Today...

Today I attended a funeral. A family that we are close to (not because we do everything together or anything, we just truly enjoy being with them and they are just wonderful, amazing people) had their 6 month old boy pass away Monday morning. I went to the viewing last night. Although I thought all day to try to find an excuse not to go, but I knew that would be unbelievably selfish, I needed to go, for them. I was sooooo glad that I went. It was a very neat experience. The mother, truly an inspiration. She was telling stories and smiling and very at peace. The father was the same. I was blown away by their strength and their testimonies. The dad spent time this week making the casket and it was absolutely beautiful. And the baby looked so very angelic. He looked so peaceful. Their girls were happy and thoughtful, telling me about their gaurdian angel. What an amazing family. Then, today Jeff and I went to the funeral services. Their was such an amazing spirit throughout the entire service. The feeling of peace and acceptance in their speaking was quite impressive. I just keep thinking how grateful I am to have the gospel in my life. To know that there is a life after this mortal world and that our families can be eternal families. That knowledge is such a comfort to me. I am truly blessed just to know this family and lucky enough to have them be part of my families life. I hope they remain strong and faithful and pray for them daily. I know that I definately take my own children for granted at times and am working daily at taking time to stop and smell the roses, who the heck cares if the dishes are done???