Happy Birthday Deidra

Happy Birthday

Deidra!

I cannot believe you are 15!! When I first met you, you had just turned 11, you make me feel SO old!

Super Late!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANETTE!!

Nanette's birthday was actually on September 8th but I've been so busy canning I haven't had time to update!!

I am now domestic

About a year ago I asked my friend Jenny to inform me when she decided to can in the Fall because I would like to learn. I did not know what I was getting into!

First we started off with salsa. We made two different batches. I came out with 18 pint jars worth but here's a picture of all of it before we split it up.

Then two days later we decided to do peaches. By the time the day was over we had 72 quarts!! I took home 42 pints of them!!We are not even close to being done. We still have peach jam, pears, applesauce, apple pie filling and possibly more jams and grape juice to do. I will be canning all Fall long... at least my pantry will be full though.

There's no way I would've been able to do this without Ryan's help. He's watched Tally both time I've been gone sometimes after midnight! What a great dad!

New blog is official!

For all of my bow and tutu updates you can now find them at tallysaccessories.blogspot.com I will update often. Check it out!

Coming Soon!

I've decided to give my bows and tutus a seperate blog so that this one can stay as our "family update" Look for Tally's Accessories coming soon to blogspot!!

Tutu Cute!!

I took up a new hobby of making tutus a couple days ago. Something I've wanting to do but have never been able to get around to it. I made one for Tally so that I could see how they would hold and she LOVED it. We had to wear it out to dinner that night. I've also made a couple to sell.

Purple and White tutu

My first tutu

Baby Brynn's Pink and White tutu

Weekend Play Date

Saturday Amanda and Madison came to play at our house from Price. The girls played hard with all of Tally's toys and then went swimming. After swimming and Ryan got home we ordered some pizza and waited for Amanda's date to arrive. Ryan and I took Madison for the night.

Sunday was a lazy day. Church was cancelled because of the Oquirruh Mountain Temple Dedication so we took our time getting everyone showered and dressed. We dropped the girls off at my parent's house and the three of us went to a really great temple dedication. The last one I had been to was Nauvoo. It was great to go again.

We hope Amanda and Madison will come and play again sometime.

Finally caught up!

The last couple days I've been trying to catch up on Tally's scrapbook and I finally did it tonight!! Her birthday is November 2 and as of right now her book is 63 pages!! Here are the newest:

And Tally...

While Ryan and I were pretending to be royalty Tally spent a couple days with Deidra, Stetson and Grandma and Grandpa Wilstead at their house. I think she really enjoyed her visit but I'll let you decide.

Sitting in her baby's stroller

Pushing baby outside

....and down the hall

....and in the living room

My little rockstar!!

Thank you Nanette and Bud for taking Tally while we played!

Curtis Family Reunion

August 5th through the 10th was the Curtis family reunion outside of Duchesne. Because Ryan and I live slow close we ended up going there and back everyday instead of putting up a tent and sleeping on the ground. Most people had trailors so we would've been outcasts anyway. :) It was lots of fun and I got to meet relatives I had never met before.

Some of the kids caught a horny toad and my fearless daughter had to be in on all the action. Her mother, however, was not.

Tally wearing Uncle Jeff's hat (sideways)

Tally and dad in Uncle Stetson's hammock he brought back from Brazil

Tally sitting in a toy dump truck

My brother in law the body guard

(yes ladies, he's single)

Tally blowing bubbles with Grandma Wilstead