Happy Anniversary!

We celebrated our 14th anniversary today with some amazing food that I just had to share!

This is a delicious risotto with pork and sage on pureed butternut.  Amazing!  I had this at a nice restaurant a couple of weeks ago and I really wanted it again, so James replicated it.  Fabulous!

Chocolate brownie cheesecake with a chocolate ganache on top.  It was incredible, but so rich that it will last a few days!  

I will not be going into food photography anytime soon, but I promise that this was delicious!  

We enjoyed spending our day as a family, but James and I did take a little break together to just have some us time.  Well, Simon crashed our party, but it was still nice to relax together.  We did get to go to the temple yesterday and that is always a great way to remind us of just how special our marriage is and to be grateful to have the blessings of a temple sealing in our lives.

To All to Whom This Applies

Photo Friday

Justin's new way to clean the shower.

My new way to cool the milk fast (for yogurt).

The question is whether she will survive all the love.

Our new reading corner! We are all very excited for this.

Photo Friday from Virginia

Here is the project we did today!  I LOVE this time of year!

We used the big camp stove to do the blanching, then used the outside table to cut and bag the corn.

21 bags of fresh corn for some delicious winter meals!

And, here is why we did this all outside.  EASY CLEANUP!

INTERNET!!!

Here's a quick post to let you all know that we OFFICIALLY HAVE INTERNET IN OUR APARTMENT!!! I'm posting from our apartment. The google fiber guy JUST left. I'm SO EXCITED! OH YEAH! Google Fiber. Free. Best day.

Here is my excitement:

See! In my apartment! Blogging! Sorry I look like a mess. But not really sorry. I mean. I'm almost 38 weeks pregnant and I've been sick for 2 days. Yesterday I got ready, but it wasn't worth it today. I'm happy. Lovin my sweats. And my internet. I'm really excited! We haven't had internet in our apartment for 7 1/2 months! (The whole time we have lived here.) 2 school semesters. And now we have it for free. It is going to be such a blessing to us for the next 2 semesters with a little baby. We can do all our homework at home! Oh yay!

Now I have to go pick Patrick up from work. :)

Canning Time!

I know you all have been doing lots of this, but I have not seen any yet.  So, let me be the first....
9 quart jars, about 3 quarts frozen (for smoothies) and some left to eat.  These peaches are huge!  An 3 to 3.5 peaches per quart!  Love to can that way!

Such a beautiful photo!

Petersen's Visit

We had such a fun time last week having the Petersen clan (minus Joe) here at our home.  They sure were ready to leave and see their Dad and their dog--maybe in that order.  I did take a few pictures and Heather took a few, but I don't have hers.  So, here you go.  Hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed creating them!

Sushi!  They all ate it.  :)

Chloe's new "do".

Look at that pile of hair--all hers!

April "playing ball" with the fruit

At the "rocket" park