Julio, lleno de eventos!/Eventful July!

Durante este mes la familia ha estado de aqui para alla. A principios del mes festejamos con fuegos pirotectnicos  el dia de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos (4 de Julio). Dos semanas despues volamos a Dallas, TX a la boda de Andrew. En nuestro primer intento nuestro vuelo se retraso y lo pospusieron para la manana del dia siguiente asi que de regreso a casa paramos en uno de los miradores al lado del camino.
In this month we have been all over the place. To start we celebrate Independence day (4th of July) with the traditional fireworks in town. Two weeks later we flew to Dallas, TX for Andrew's wedding. Our flight got delay so we left home the next morning, however we stop in one of the overlooks in our way back home.

Todos estuvieron en la boda (David, Eugene, Kimberly, Max, y Keith) fue un dia muy especial.
Everyone was at the wedding, (David, Eugene, Kimberly, Max, y Keith) it was a great day.

A la siguiente semana fuimos a visitar los sitios historicos de la Iglesia y el “pageant” en el estado de New York, una experiencia muy espiritual que lleno de fe y esperanza mi corazon.
Durante la ultima semana del mes, prescensiamos un tornado y fuertes lluvias en la ciudad.
The following week we went to visit the historic Church sites and to see the pageant  in the state of New York. It was very spiritual experience that filled my heart with faith and hope.
During the last week of the month we had a tornado and rain in the city.

Mermelada de Fresa./ Strawberry marmalade.

Aqui esta la receta que use para la mermelada de fresas. 

Here is the recipe for the strawberry  marmalade.

Strawberry marmalade (taken from Taste of Home canning: and preserving magazine 2012)

This recipe make ordinary orange marmalade into something really special! Sometimes I make it using strawberries that I've frozen. I just thaw them into the refrigerator overnight.
Mrs. Craig Presbey
Pascoag, Rodhe Island

2 medium oranges
2 medium lemons
1/2 cup water
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 quart ripe strawberries, crushed
7 cups sugar
1 pouch liquid fruit pectin (half of a 6-ounce package)

Peel outer layer of oranges and lemons; set aside. Remove the white membrane from fruit and discard. Set the fruit aside. Chop peels; place in a large saucepan. Add water and baking soda; cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, section oranges and lemons, reserving juice.Add fruit and juice to saucepan; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add strawberries. Measure fruit; return 4 cups to the saucepan . (If you have more than 4 cups, discard any extra; if less, add water to equal 4 cups.) Add sugar and mix well. Boil uncovered, for 5 minutes.

Remove from the heat; stir in pectin. Stir for 5 minutes to cool; skim foam.

Carefully ladle into hot half-pint jars or freezer containers, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water  canneror store in the freezer. Serve with toast or biscuits.

Yield: about 10 half-pints.

Blueberry jam

Aqui esta la receta que use para la mermelada de arandanos (blueberries). 

Here is the recipe for the blueberry jam.

Blueberry jam (taken from Taste of Home canning: and preserving magazine 2012)

Summer doesn't feel complete without at least one berry picking trip and a batch of this homemade blueberry delight. Try it over fresh scones or biscuits.

Marisa McClellan

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8 cups fresh blueberries

6 cups sugar

3 tablespoons lemon juice

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 pouches (3 ounces each) liquid fruit pectin

Place blueberries in a food processor; cover and process until blended.Transfer to a stockpot. stir in the sugar, lemon, juice, cinnamon, lemon peel and nutmeg. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.Stir in the pectin. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Remove from the heat; skim off foam. ladle  hot mixture into hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4 in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner. 

Yield: 9 half-pints.  

7 meses/7 months

Nathan cumple 7 meses.

Nathan is 7 months old.

For This Year

Before "Max & Liliana" I wrote " for this year" and here are the post for 2010...a wonderful year.

check the 2009-2010 posts on the blog archive!

For this year

I felt inspired by the "Julie&Julia" movie to write a blog, but also to pursuit something this coming year 2010. Life is excitement, learning, adventure. Why not to explore it a little more in detail? Mainly I want this blog to be positive, fun and uplifting.

Objetivo./Objective.

Noche de hogar./Family home evening.

Nuestra Noche de Hogar de esta semana tuvo dos objetivos, el primero: comprar provisiones para nuestro botiquin de primeros auxilios, y el segundo: la leccion. Me gustaria hablar acerca de la leccion. En casa tenemos el manual gugerencias para la noche de hogar el cual nos ha ayudado mucho a comprender lo principios que fortalecen a la unidad familiar. Esta vez la leccion fue acerca de razonar con los ninos, algo que por lo general suena ridiculo pero que es la manera correcta de ensenar a los ninos a obedecer y ser juiciosos.
La leccion compara los dos modelos de ensenanza, razonamiento, y  mandato y demanda. Al finalizar la breve leccion Max compartio sus pensamientos al respecto: “esta es la manera de ensenar y respetar el abedrio que cada individuo posee; en la iglesia no se demanda una obediencia ciega, sino que se nos insta a estudiar las escrituras, poner a prueba las ensenanzas de los profetas, y a orar para recibir revelacion y entendimiento”.

Our Family Home Evening this week had two purposes. The first was to get supplies for our family first aid kit and secondly our short lesson. I’d like to talk about the lesson. At home we have the Family Home Evening resource manual which has helped us to understand principles to build a strong family. The lesson this time was about reasoning with children, something that generally sounds ridiculous but it is the right way to teach children to obey and judge correctly.
The lesson compares the models of reasoning, and command and demand.Max said something very true at end of the lesson “by doing it this way one is teaching and respecting children’s agency; in the church we are taught to study the scripture, live the counsel of the prophets and to pray for revelation and understanding; not just to obey blindly.”

Arandanos!/Blueberries!

Our family activity of the week!

El sabado fuimos a la granja Ralph Styer a cortar "blue berries" ('arandano en espanol'). En total juntamos 8 libras. Nathan estaba muy emocionado! El domingo despues de los servicios en la iglesia, Max me ayudo a envasar 8 tazas de nuestros arandanos a manera de mermelada. La receta queseguimos en esta ocasion fue mas sencilla y terminamos de envasar en 1hr. Max aparto 2 tazas de arandanos para hacer un pie y el resto lo congelo para hacer malteadas.


Last Saturday we went to pick blueberries to Ralph Styer farm, We picked 8 pounds. Nathan was very excited! On Sunday after Church Max helped me to make blueberry jam.The recipe this time was easier and it took us about an hour to make 9 half pints of jam. Max is planning in making blueberry pie and he ahs already frozen some berries to make smoothies.