Peachy

When we came home from our long weekend at the cabin we found a bucket of peaches on our back patio table.  Neither Darin nor I knew where they had come from.  Later, we found out our neighbor saw some people in the field behind our house reaching over our fence and picking our peaches!  Luckily, our neighbor talked to them, and asked them to bring the peaches back.  (Yay for good neighbors). 

Sunday we were asked to bring dessert to our family dinner.

We used those peaches to make these two NUMMY pies.

A traditional peach pie (Recipe HERE).

And a Fresh Peach Dessert Pie (Recipe HERE).

Blackberries for Days

Our blackberries are starting to get out of control.  Out-of-control AWESOME!!

We picked SOOOOO many berries.  They are HUGE, beautiful, and delicious!!

The only problem is that if I leave the back door open, Andrew escapes and eats them and makes a MESS!!  Half way through the summer I just started taking his clothes off every time we went into the backyard.  No stained clothes, but MESSY Andrew!

One day I picked all these berries.

A few days later, I picked the same amount again!

We have been eating all things blackberry!

Blackberry Smoothies

Blackberry Clafoutis  (Recipe HERE).

Blackberry Salad

Blackberry Jam

Blackberry Ice-Cream (Recipe HERE)

And my favorite, 

Pecan Chicken with Blackberry Sauce (Recipe HERE).

Apricots For Days

We went through a LOT of apricots.  My mom came down and helped me make jam—mainly so we could “tag-team” Andrew!  We also made some fruit leather!

Oh, and if you have extra apricots and want to try something new,  HERE are a few of my favorite apricot recipes.

End of the Season

After Matt's last T Ball game we had a few people over for a hot dog bar.

We had a lot of fun, and Matt is one lucky kid to have so much support!

Thanks everyone for coming for dinner...and thanks for coming to his games!

Cinco de Mayo

Darin and I hosted a little neighborhood Cinco de Mayo potluck.

We have the BEST neighbors in the world, and it was fun to spend an evening with them.

We had lots of yummy food, with a good variety.

It was a PERFECT night! 

 The weather was beautiful and it was fun to sit and visit with everyone.

After dinner we had a little photo booth, and a pinata for the kids (that I made myself).

Thanks for coming you wonderful neighbors!!

I am kind of in love with this picture of Andrew!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!

Apple Picking and Apple Pie

Yesterday Matt, Lindsay, and I made my favorite apple pie.

We started out by picking the apples from our own back yard.

I love these kids, and decided to make a little movie to go with it.

The words in the song describe a lot of how I feel.

"It's not perfect, but it's everything I've dreamed of."

"It's pure bliss....It doesn't get better than this!"

Date Night!

Darin and I went on our first date since Andrew was born.

We also left ALL THREE KIDS for the first time! 

We went out to dinner at one of my favorites—Royal India on Main Street in Bountiful.

If you haven’t been there, and like Indian Food, it is a must!

The food was delicious (Lamb Coconut Kurma and Chicken Tikka Masala) and the company was even better.

Thanks for the awesome date Darin!  Love you!