Help!

Ok, so I planted a garden this year. Hurray!!!! Yes, I know that is truly the exciting part of this entire thing.

I love being out and weeding my garden. The kiddos and my sweet husband will come out and visit with me while I do this and I really enjoy the feeling I get when my garden actually looks like a garden and not a weed patch.

Now comes the part that I am in SERIOUS need of help. I can plant the garden, weed the garden, and harvest from the garden. What I cannot do is preserve what I have harvested. If you have any ideas of how to store what I have let me know. And yes, Lisa I do need you to repost the steps for blanching peas. Although I know now, next year I will have forgotten again.

My Girls

I currently teach the 11 year old girls in Primary. I LOVE this calling!! Yes, I know all of you who know me are shocked that I would say the words Primary and love in the same sentence but I really do love this calling. The reason? My GIRLS!! Here are just a few of them. Oh I Love them so much!!!

Ashlie Beagley

Natasha, Ashley and Nitchelle Meyers

Channing Harris and Cheyene Plank

Tayvri Clay

Angela Rihari

Heily Snook

Savannah McDonald

Cameron Brown

All Alone

Since turning 11 last week, Zack is able to go to scout camp as long as his Dad goes with him. This is great. They get to spend lots of time together (with no little sister vying for Dad's attention) and by the end of the week it is possible that Zack will have his 1st Class rank in scouting.

The down side?......Syd and I are all alone this week. I have a large honey-do list from Sharman and hate cooking so this is going to be one LONG week. The up side?........with everything on the honey-do list, this week will be over before I know it.

Happy Birthday Not So Little Man

Eleven years ago today this bright eyed little boy entered the world. Boy how he has grown!!

I love those eyes and his cute little dimple!!

He is always so happy when he is outdoors.

When Zack was six he had someone else come into the world on his birthday.....his cousin Connor. As you can see, they sure do have fun together. Zack really loves this kid!

Each day I watch as my sweet little baby turns into a young man. Yes I am getting a bit choked up right now. I swear I just brought him home from the hospital and next year he is going to receive the priesthood and be able to pass the sacrament. I am SO not ready for this. Oh well, better hold on and remember that this ride is much faster than we realize.

Happy Birthday Buddy!

New Blog

For those of you who follow my blog and are members of the Salem 3rd Ward, I have created a blog exclusively for us. Just go to http://salem3rdward.blogspot.com/ and be a part of the group.

He's HERE!!

Yep, it is official.....Tyler Jordan Fillingim is finally here!! I am so excited.

Check out those chubby long legs!!

Love the dark hair! He is sure a cutie!!

He has the cutest nose!

I have already told Mack and Laurie to tell him every day a million times that I love him the best. We will see if brainwashing really does work. hehehehe

Like the Big People Do

Sometimes I watch my kids and have to just laugh. They want so much to do the things that "Big People" do. This past weekend we watched and laughed as they did some things like that. Here are a few photos:

Sharman, Sydney and Jackie waiting for Old Faithful to erupt (in the rain)

Jackie, Sydney and Zack trying to stay dry in the rain while waiting for Old Faithful.

Posing for a photo with one of the sculpted buffalo in West Yellowstone. And just like a good "Mommy," Sydney is holding her "baby" up for the photo.

After seeing his Dad fill his water bottle, Zack is right there to fill up one too at this natural spring on the way to West Yellowstone.

Sharman wanted a photo so we stopped and took one here by the natural spring.

Living in the middle of the family farm leaves lots of things to be "picked up" or mowed. Sharman is towing a small trailer and Sydney is there to "pick up" the sticks and rocks she finds.

That was a lot of work so she had to go get her chair and put it in the back of the trailer so she was more comfortable.

You can see she has her hands in her pockets, her coat on and her legs stretched out relaxing, I mean working.

Zack was asked to go get the weed eater and then to edge along the driveway and the ditches. If you drive by our place it actually looks like we are attempting to get our place in decent condition. Meanwhile, I could be found weeding the garden. Sorry no photo on that one. I was the one with the camera.