Raspberry Heaven

My friend Mandy and I were talking on the phone the other day and I was telling her my homemaking woes. I had a mother who could do it all - crochet, sew, can, the list goes on and on and on. I remember my mom trying to teach me how to crochet, how to sew, and I remember seeing her set up the downstairs kitchen as her personal canning area but I was too impatient to stick with any of these skills so that I would LEARN them. Now that I'm a stay at home mom I am constantly kicking myself for not paying more attention. Well as me and Mandy talked she suggested that we go to the Raspberry Patch. The Raspberry Patch is a family owned business in Payson, about half an hour south of where we live. There you will find the cutest country home with rows and rows of beautiful raspberries. You pick your own and when you are done you weigh them and put your check/cash in a little tin on the table. The best part? It was only $2.00 a pound! Can you believe it? So we spent Saturday morning picking raspberries. They were amazing...so much better than any raspberries I ever had. Matt and I made raspberry pie, I froze some raspberries, ate some raspberries, and the best part? Come Monday Mandy and I made Raspberry jam. It was SO much easier than I thought it would be and now I have the most delicious raspberry jam that will last me quite a while. Thanks, Mandy, for helping me learn new homemaking skills!

Well this week I also FINALLY took three month pictures of Chelsea. She had been sick for quite a while, but is finally over it. She still is so confused when it comes to the camera, but we got a couple cute pictures of her before she got the confused look on her face.



Isn't she a doll? I love her more and more every day. Her big milestones this month are holding her head up even more during tummy time, almost rolling over, "talking" (okay, babbling, but whatever she's saying is always serious to her), and becoming better friends with the trees outside. Yes, the trees. Chelsea has a fascination with leaves and trees. It is so cute.

Our last big adventure this week was going to the Joseph Smith Memorial Building for a banquet supporting Southern Cross Humanitarian. My aunt and uncle served their missions in Peru and were looking for a good humanitarian organization that worked there so they could take their family to serve there. That's when they found Southern Cross. My sister has also been to Peru with this organization. Because Matt served his mission in Peru they invited us to this banquet and we were so grateful. We had a fantastic time. The food was amazing, the view was spectacular, but more than anything we were so blessed to hear of the efforts of so many to serve children who just need a chance for a good life.

We got some great pictures. Bless my brother Allen's heart...he held Baby C so I could eat. She fell asleep in his arms without a fuss. We could use Allen at home every day at nap time!!

Baby C with her Aunt Squirrel (AKA my sister Devee)

Matt and Allen


Baby C loves her Uncle Al


Great view of the temple, not so much of Chelsea.
It was great showing Baby C where our family began - the Salt Lake Temple.

Better view of Chelsea, not so much of the temple