Tuesday Happenings

We had a strawberry jam making party on Tuesday. Fresh strawberry jam is so good and reminds me of making jam with Mom, Heather, and Michelle when we were growing up.

 We're starting to get a good harvest from the garden.

Fundraising Brunch

We've been busy preparing for the youth fundraising brunch lately. Our preparations included trying a number of scone recipes to find one we liked, sampling cinnamon rolls, and testing coffee cake. I also made and froze mini quiches and scone dough. Michelle and the kids came over one afternoon last week to help with quiche prep.

 Saturday we baked over 350 mini muffins, a surprisingly large number of which were consumed at breakfast by two hungry children. The brunch was Sunday and everything went great. The youth were a big help, everyone enjoyed the event, and people donated generously toward sending the young people to camp.

Eleven Years

We celebrated our anniversary with ribs and crème brûlée Friday.

Seven Months

Hannah is a girl on the move at seven months! She is scooting around on her tummy and makes rapid forward progress.

She also likes to get up on her hands and knees and rock back and forth.

She makes lots of noises and is babbling more.

Hannah often wrinkles up her nose in the cutest way.

She has started eating more solid foods and loves being part of meal times. Her favorite food is cashew butter.

She enjoys spending time on the floor exploring everything around her.

She also likes getting kisses, especially on her cheeks and tummy.

 Hannah is a happy little roly poly and makes us all smile.