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It's been a while since we have gotten pictures up here so it is time that we show you what we have been up to. The girls are getting into everything lately they are running faster and faster everyday and it seems that the favorite game has become chase. Kate loves it all the time and Emma loves it when you are trying to gather them up for diaper changes or nap time. In terms of the rest of us... James works with someone who must have a very large garden every week he brings home tons of tomatoes, squash zucchini and a few cucumbers. I have tried to be the good wife and have learned how to blanch and freeze squash and this past weekend when Anna was here we both took a Housewife 101 crash course in canning (which I feel should really be called jarring). We put up 8 pints of tomatoes to which James promptly came home on Monday with another crate of tomatoes. I think he must feel that I don't do enough around here. My goal is to can those today sometime before we leave for Atlanta and Ashley's wedding. James has to do some work on a router that work has there so we are excited that they will paying for gas there and back.

In case anyone ever needs a tip on canning... we did learn this weekend that if you don't have a canning rack and all the gadgets they say you need that's okay. A dish towel in the bottom of pot under the jars works perfectly and a good pair of tongs is all you need. The frugal way to do it is always best!!



This is Emma and her Daddy's home smile. James came home one night with the camera ready.









We are attempting to learn to eat by ourselves. You can see by the way that Kate is holding the spoon and the end she eating off of that we have a way to go before we figure it out. That and everytime we try it has to be followed by bath time because they have food all over them.






On our trip to Tally we got to see Jenny's Dad's family. This is Kate getting a tutorial in the TV remote from her Great Uncle Bubba (not many people in the world have one of those!!). It's hard to tell if she is concentrating or sleeping...