We went out in the front yard yesterday and took family pictures, just like we did last October. We took pictures of everybody individually too, and will get them printed out nicely at Wal-Mart for $2.84 each. That saves us about $15 a pop over school pictures (saving us $60 for our school age kids …

My parents recently celebrated their fifty-year wedding anniversary. They were married in 1959 in the Salt Lake Temple. They spent their golden anniversary sitting in the classroom, preparing to serve as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They will serve in Hyderabad, India, for an anticipated 18 months (assuming their visa …

So here’s what Jessica has canned so far this season, as of last night:11 quarts of plum sauce56 quarts of pears15 quarts of chili sauce28 quarts of apple sauce21 quarts of elderberry syrup33.5 quarts of diced tomatoes30 quarts of tomato soup79 pints of salsa91 quarts of nectarines36 quarts of grape juice11 pints of nectarine jamWe …

We had Emma shoot this after I was done taking pictures of all the kids that I posted yesterday. I’m not much to look at, but I love to look at Jessica. I love talking to her, being with her, and sharing all the adventures of life with her. Fourteen years, seven children, four states, …

Here’s our current posterity in order of age: Emma (13), Rebecca (12), Katherine (10), Abigail (7), Natalie (4), Sarah (2), and Jacob Andrew (four months). We were out in the yard the other evening and Jessica asked one of the kids to bring out the camera. It’s a good thing to occasionally record our children’s …