A few pics from England/Scotland

Here are a few (well a lot) of pictures from our whirlwind 9 day tour of England.  Devin and I had a blast!!!  We had 9 days of cathedrals, castles, countryside and adventure.  It was a dream come true.

Channeling Martha

I have been canning like a maniac! My salsa worked this year, so I am feeling on top of the world. Also, made 8 jars of peach freezer jam this morning and it tastes great. My garden is keeping me very, very busy. I'll post pics of my amazing trip to England and Scotland tomorrow.

Eight days and counting!

I am so excited to FINALLY go to London that I can hardly sleep (well, I do suffer from insomnia but I am going to blame England on this latest attack). Can't wait to go to Westminster, Tower of London, Picadilly Square, cliffs of Dover... it goes on and on.

Better Late Than Never

I never posted any pics of our trip to Greece and Venice in October 2010, so here they are. This was such a fun trip with Devin's sisters and mom and their spouses. What an amazing adventure.

Also, 10 days and counting until Devin and I are on our way to England!!!! I have been waiting for this trip for 25 years. Can't believe I am almost there.

This is where the official Olympics began and this is the original starting line that was used for all of the races, so the guys couldn't resist a race of their own.

Hunter turns 8!

Well, it's official. Hunter turned eight on July 22. Despite all of my protests, and trying to convince him that moms can cancel birthdays, my baby turned 8. Here are a few of the pics I took for his baptism.

1 day/ 2 weddings

August 13th was the official wedding day for our family.

We had two weddings just hours apart and Devin and I managed to make it to both.
First it was Christopher and Emily's beautiful wedding.

Her most amazing dress. We are so excited she is now officially part of our clan.

The obligatory aunt photo, that we take at all weddings, except for Macy on the far right, she's just a cousin that snuck into the shot.

And then later that day, Chase and Meg were married. Here is the bride in her amazing dress.

Chase and Meg on their happy day.

And no wedding is complete without the silly pic. Chase can you believe that THESE guys are your closest blood relatives? Yes, you are stuck with them FOREVER!!!

I grow!!!

My garden got a late start this summer because it wouldn't stop raining the entire month of June. These are the first tomatoes from the garden. I picked them last week and we had them in a yummy bean and corn and red pepper salad. I think Katie and I ate most of the bowl. Luckily, I have 13 tomato plants this year!!

Look at how pretty and weed free these babies are!! I have stayed on top of the garden this year. Hope I get enough tomatoes to can 4-5 dozen jars.

The squash looks great too. I'll let you know how it tastes in a few days...

Still can't believe how great my tomatoes look.

Jalapeno peppers for the amazing salsa I will be creating this summer. If you think it, it will happen. Last year my salsa wasn't very good, so I have been planning this next batch for almost 10 months. I have a college degree, I will not let salsa get the best of me.

Peach trees also look great. The kids can't wait for the fresh peaches. Even the neighbor kids have been asking when we will have our yummy peaches.

An up close look at our peaches. Grow little guys, grow.