Today I have sitting on my counter 14 quarts of peaches and 13 quarts of pears. There is just something about seeing your finished product. In a couple days I'll have the kids put them downstairs in our storage room, but for now I'm just going to leave them there so we can look at it and know that all the hard work was worth it.
Jacob and I had a pretty good system with the pears. He was pealing them and I pitted and sliced and put them into the jars. I did break one jar thus the reason for only 13 quarts instead of 14, but I think that is the first time I've ever done that. I bought my own water bath caner this year. Kind of nice.
We still have quite a few peaches left and a few pears, but the kids are enjoying fresh fruit for now. Also this is the first year that our peach tree was loaded, which isn't enough to bottle, but maybe next year I'll be able to save $30 and just use our home grown ones. And they are delicious!
One of my favorite treats is peaches and cream. I've had this since I was little. Canned milk poured over sliced peaches with a little sugar on top. Yummy!!
Monday we took the kids to the Red Barn's hay ride to the pumpkin patch. It's become quite the tradition. The weather was lovely! The kiddos had fun scouring the field for the perfect pumpkin and playing in the maze. Great time together.
How many times do I hear about how much Bonnie looks like Isaac? I think it’s the eyes. They both have my eyes. My grandma would call them smiley eyes. I've never particularly liked them since they tend to disappear when I smile, so it looks like my eyes are closed in most pictures, but it appears that this is what I have passed on to my children, well two of them at least.
She's still doing it, getting bigger. This past month Bonnie has started to sit up on her own and has been eating a little bit of solid food. She has found her feet and likes pulling them into her mouth and she is extremely attached to mommy at bed time.
Jacob has been taking piano lessons from Tina for a few years now. She has been just great for him. He loves going every week, I never have to remind him to practice and he is doing awesome. He has such great potential in this area. Just like his dad! I love listening to him play. Yesterday he had a piano recital where he performed two numbers Jungle River and Scary Larry. He never feels nervous, he just likes to play, so he got to go first. He did a great job. It was fun to watch him. (I tried to upload the performance so I could share them, but I guess they're too big.)
Today I have sitting on my counter 14 quarts of peaches and 13 quarts of pears. There is just something about seeing your finished product. In a couple days I'll have the kids put them downstairs in our storage room, but for now I'm just going to leave them there so we can look at it and know that all the hard work was worth it.
