Tomatoes and more Tomatoes

Mary Dee came home last weekend with 4 huge boxes of tomatoes. So we went to work. We made 6 batches of salsa and made the rest into stewed tomatoes and juice. I didn't count, but I have 3 full cupboards

Cami was such a trooper the whole day. She help grandma while I was at work, and then kept going after I got home. She sat and peeled tomatoes and filled bottles for 4 hours straight until she reminded me she needed to eat. After a short 20 min break, she was back to work peeling with her very own knife. She was so exhausted that night that she practically fell into bed. We did have to retire her shirt. The tomato juice just wouldn't come out.

Cara also had to be a big helper. She would gather the tomatoes from the box and bring them over to us. She of course took a bite of them most of the time before handing them over.

Mary Dee and Aubrey worked really hard. So hard that they wouldn't even look up for a picture.

CHIPS ANYONE!!!

Target Practice

Dave's neice Brittany has been going to school at Dixie. She comes up alot and hangs at our house. She is trying to get her Hunter's Safety. So, Dave took all us girls out for target practice.

Britt had some trouble hitting the target until we remembered she was blind in her right eye. Dave taught her how to shoot left handed and she actually started to hit a few!

Cami is always excited to shoot her gun. On the way back home, she excitedly exclaimed, "Britt, you can come to our house every night and we will shoot guns. It will be fun fun fun!"

Aubrey is an ole' pro. She really is a good shot. You should see this girl on a rabbit hunt!

Cara is just happy to be here. She thought the gigantic sand pile was the greatest thing ever!

Chirp E Chirp

Cami and Grandma found this baby bird in our yard. It had obviously fell out of a tree and needed some love!

I think we loved it a little too much. She was sadly disappointed the next morning when she tried to convince us that Chirp E Chirp was just sleeping and not really dead. We once again got a lesson on afterlife. She was quick to point out that because the bird died in our house, it was part of our family now and we could live with it forever.