Berry De-lish-ious!

Michelle took the kids out to pick berries along our driveway. She gave each of the kids a big red cup and when they all combined their efforts this is what it yielded! They were so sweet and amazing. That night we made a fresh black berry cobbler. Our course we had to use our favorite recipe of Jennie's. We even froze the rest and took them camping with us. We made this same cobbler in the dutch oven. Although with this thief around it is astonishing that we had any left!



Jennie's Berry Cobbler

2 cups of sugar (divided into 1 cup each)
1 cup butter
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
dash of salt
4 cups of frozen berries (boysenberries or marionberries are best)

Cream 1 cup of sugar and butter together. Add milk and then all the dry ingredients. Mix well. Pour into butter 9x13 pan and top with berries. Then pour 1 cup of sugar over the top of the berries. Next pour 2 cups of boiling water over the top of everything. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Frog catchin'

I told you that the Call kids were enjoying country life. Here is the frog that Isabelle found and then released back into "the wild". As you can see by the dirty fingernails there was a lot of playing outside. I think that it took a couple of days before Michelle got used to how dirty the kids would get. I gave up a while ago worrying about the damage to the clothes, the dirty little fingernails and toes, and whether they smelled spify anymore. Don't get me wrong....they still have to brush their teeth, wash their hands after going to the bathroom, and get nice and smelly clean for church on Sunday but other than that they are having fun just being kids!

And we are back!

So I have good reason for being "off-line" for a few weeks. The last month has been full of change and craziness her at the Davis Family Farm. I am planning on posting something new everyday so for all of you loyal readers ( all 2 of you) check back daily to get caught up with us. One of the highlights that began our summer was some serious cousin time. My brother Anson and his wife Michelle and their 4 sweet kids moved in with us until they could decide where they would be living permanently here in California. We had so much fun with them here. Brigham finally had a boy cousin, Kaden, to play with and boy did they play. There was a lot of Star Wars, Lego building, and lots of secret attacks on the girls. They were inseparable. The girls on the other hand were so wrapped up in Polly Pockets, playing dress up and putting on makeup that I am not sure that they ever quite noticed those pesky boys. I think that the Call kids did enjoy the country life while they were here. Charles finished our chicken coop and so the kids would regularly check on the chickens and let them out.
Calina and Rexton were still trying to get used to the bird flying around and even landing on their heads.

Brigham and Emmelyne, who now deem themselves " chicken experts" were showing Kaden the ropes. Yes - my kids hung out in their bathing suits most of the time that the cousins were here.



Rexton likes petting them in a controlled environment.



Well the cousins have now left and I can not tell you how sad my kids were. It did make the transition easier because they moved out while we were camping in Tahoe ( that is a whole other post) so I think that it made it a little easier. I have to say that I miss cooking dinner with 9 kids running around the kitchen asking ,
"When dinner is going to be ready? "
" Can I have another drink?"
"Can we swim right now?"
" Can I eat with Aunt Michelle - I like what they are having better."
" Can we just have otter pops until dinner is ready?"
I miss cooking my breakfast, lunch and dinner in the same kitchen with Michelle and watching what yummy creation she is going to come up with.
I miss going through a million cups everyday.
I miss having our 11:00pm meetings around the dinner table with Anson and Michelle.

We know that they are excited to be in their house in Folsom and we are glad that they are now sooooo much closer. We will just have to figure out how to get along with out everyone living here.

Lots of love

So another girl in the Davis household took the plunge and donated her hair for locks of love. Brooklyn chopped off 15 inches ! Look how old she looks now.

To be a Pioneer

Brooklyn singing her solo in the play. Her voice is changing from a little girl to a young lady. You could really hear the difference and she even tried her hand at singing the Alto part of a duet with another girl.


Brigham was one of 5 boys and the oldest of them all. He played a few different roles and even sang a solo!



Emmelyne was so excited about her part that she had all her lines that they gave her memorized on the first night and then asked for more. This is the new costume since her was lost on the day of the performance.

The play was done outside at the Florence's outdoor theater. All of the families brought picnic dinners and ate and enjoyed the show at the same time. At the end of the show Aurora, the fabulous camp director, gave all the kids their own "buffalo chips" - super yummy giant cookies. What fun!