Chokecherry Jelly

This year we have lots of chokecherries at the cabin. I'm not sure why, but the previous 2 summers the chokecherry bushes didn't produce any fruit. Pippy helped pick tons of them with me. 

Brynn helped by mixing the berries. (A very important job.)

Brynn...still mixing. I told you it was important!

Washing and picking off the streams- which takes forever!

Pippy has been wearing these funky pink glasses lately. 

Cooked and put into containers. 

Pips first day of preschool

Slippery Chicken

Very, VERY infrequently, my children aren't perfect angels. One day chicken was what Pippy wanted for lunch. When I gave it to her, she went hysterical. It took a while to even calm her enough to understand what she was saying.

Pippy: "Slippery Chicken!!!"

Me: "We don't have any Slippery Chicken."

Pippy: " But I want Slippery Chicken!!!!!!"

I finally figured out that Slippery Chicken is a grilled chicken leg. So when we have bone-in chicken for dinner, we all get excited and say we're having slippery chicken for dinner.

Brynn's Birthday at the Zoo

Train Ride

Boden is either trying to strangle Pippy or telling her a secret. 

Waiting for the carousel 

Boden, Pippy, Jenna & Joelle

Pippy's card for Brynn

Pippy, Jenna, Joelle& Boden being basically drug by Bray (middle). Haha, they all had fun. 

Brynn and Malia 

Trying to get 10 kids their cupcakes all at once. 

Brynn did NOT want to be an eaglet. 

Riding the carousel

Brynn gets super excited anytime there is something resembling a mud puddle. 

After 3 hours of zoo, Pip hit her face and got a bloody nose. Then I let them play in the fountain area, where they both got soaked and their mom was mean enough to refuse them a large pretzel. Then they were both piled into a one-kid sized stroller and screamed while I pushed UPHILL to the exit. (Totally a marketing strategy) 

I'm gonna miss this someday. 

Playing at the cabin

Pippy making strawberry shortcake 

Walking with Grandma in Midway

Walking a trail near Park City

Library at kimball Junction

Entertaining at the cabin - A Pinterest Win!!!

Friday we had Nick and Victoria and their sweet little girl, June Lee over for the evening. Wayne used to work with Nick. 

Menu:

Appetizers 

Spanikopita & 'Man Cupcakes'

The man cupcakes turned out exactly like they looked on Pinterest!! It was a very proud moment. They were delicious too.  I think their real name is something super fancy, probably in French, but we just call them man cupcakes. They are basically tiny meatloaf bites topped with sweet potatoes...plus fancy spices and sauces to make it delicious. 

Dinner

Grilled sesame ginger salmon

Salad

Brown rice blend

Pippy made us all brownies for dessert. 

Boating with Swensons & Monica

We went boating on a cloudy day in August - lots of fun!

Me and my buddy Finn. 

Pippy and her new bff Malia. 

Pip Malia and Monica.  Monica looks very menacing in this picture... But she is actually quite nice:)