Canning...

I decided this was the year I was going to learn to can. Our ward did a RS meeting on it and I took notes, asked a lot of questions, bought the stuff and TRIED IT! I surprised at how easy it really was. This summer I really took advantage of the Mennonite Farmers Markets, I loved buying their produce as well as talking with them each week. Such nice people! Although at the end of the summer I realized there was a farmers market just down the block from my house! (walking distance!) Oh well I enjoyed going out to the Mennonite farms anyway!

I made salsa for Darin. He loves salsa but he doesn't like it REALLY HOT! So I tried to make it mild. Sadly I just made it really bland....BOOO! It was a good try for my first time.

Nash and I and few other friends went peach picking. We picked so many peaches and used every single one of them. I couldn't get enough of them. Peaches are my favorite fruit! Darin and Nash were big helpers in cutting and canning them.

This is Nash's favorite thing to do in the kitchen. Play in the water.

He also thinks his dinosaurs need to help with the cooking.

And don't you dare move them...he is watching and will put them right back!

Thank goodness for chocolate milk to cause a distraction.

Our final product!

We made freezer jam although it didn't set up so it is more of a syrup. I think it is super good. Darin is a little skeptical of EVERYTHING we made. Hopefully next year I can get it all right.

Sadly almost all of the frozen peaches are gone. We LOVE smoothies.