Monday, August 25, 2008

This past week ...

First of all, the kids started school today. I'm so sad to see summer come to an end. I missed them all so much while they were at school. They all seemed to like their teachers and classes. Here is a picture of my handsome boys this morning. The girl's escaped before I could take their picture!



Last week we got our apricot leather done. I did it a little different this year. When we picked the apricots, the weather wasn't all that good. So, the boys helped me get all the apricots cleaned, pitted, and ground up. At this point, I usually set it out on the tables to dry, but because of the weather, I froze it. A couple weeks later, I let it thaw and put it out to dry. It turned out great! Here are some pictures of the leather. I actually got 4 tables full of the stuff! After all that hard work ... a week later, it's just about gone!












Here is Nate with a sheet of it!












And the boys rolling it up and putting in bags.





My beautiful girls decided to have a play day in Salt Lake. They had so much fun shopping and hanging out together. They wanted to do one big sister thing before Em left for school.


9 comments:

Unknown said...

The boys look so cute!!! Jarrett just ran over chanting their names :)

Camille said...

Way to go with all the apricot leather. It's always a chore to do any sort of home canning, but the reward is awesome!!! You family is so darling. I am glad that the girls had a fun day together. It gets even better as you get older. My sisters and I try to have a girls weekend twice a year. No kids or husbands and lots of snacks. I hope we can have a big family so our kids can do the same.

Mayme said...

Yum, fruit leather! Will you teach me sometime?! And I agree - having sisters is so much fun (once you get past the hormonal fighting, that is).

Michelle said...

Your girls are beautiful! The boys are quite handsom too. How fun you must be so sad to have Em gone...
Love and hugs
Michelle

mary said...

What a good idea to do your fruit leather outside! I tried it for the first time this year, but I dried it in the oven. If I'd done it outside I would have been able to do so much more! I'll have to try that next year. And I'm with you, I'm sad to see the school year start as well!

The Melo Family said...

Ok so Mary O., Courtney and I would like to know how you keep the bugs and dirt out of the fruit leather while you dry it out side!!??

Emily said...

I never would have thought about making apricot leather - what a great idea! My mom and stepdad have A TON of apricots and that would be so fun - maybe you'll have to teach a homemaking class on it. ;)

Your family is so cute! Syd said that she had a lot of fun with the girls in SLC - I bet Emily is having a blast!! Are you guys missing her yet?

Stacy said...

Hey i ran accross your blog though Mayme I am glad I did, you kids are growing up so fast, I miss seeing them every week, I can't believe that emily is already out of high school, what a great day for the girls to have a full day of fun together! I am so jealous about the apricot leather, that is my favorite stuff! Have fun!

Anonymous said...

My Julia, how do you keep the bugs out? Your kids are so cute! How's Em liking BYU? I love having you at Bryan's school, helps me feel like he's a little more safe and secure!