Harvest Time

Tyler and I were blessed with a bountiful harvest this year from our little garden. We actually tore up half of our back lawn to put it in because it was ruined anyways from pulling up the trees that used to be there.

My first season of canning! It was a little overwhelming learning everything, but once you've done it once it is pretty easy.

I canned Pears, Peaches, Applesauce, Tomato Soup, Beans and Salsa.

I also dried tomatoes, apples, and prunes and froze apricots, corn, tomatillos and bell peppers. mmm mmm

It's great to sit down to a meal of stuffed peppers, tomato soup, and other delicious dinners and know it came from your very own garden!

Colors of the Rainbow! We just need purple and blue!

Some things I have learned this summer from being a house wife and stay-at-home mom:

*Weekend campouts and climbing trips are a must for your sanity.

*Canning peaches by yourself is not fun at all.

*Keep your jars far away from the edge of the counter so they don't fall and the lid pops off and you have food all over your carpet.

*Carpet in a kitchen is the worst idea ever, whoever thought of it must have never cooked or had kids.

*Don't hold your 6 month old while dishing up dinner or he'll stick his hand in it, burn it, and get a blister the size of marble.

*When riding bikes make sure and wear glasses that fit your head, or a bee will hit your forehead, fall in between your glasses and eye, get stuck, and sting you.

*Eggplant is actually really good, especially fried and dipped in tomato soup.

*Green tomatoes make a really good tomato soup.

*A bouncer hung in the kitchen is a life saver when your trying to cook.

*Having your baby go diaperless might be cute but the will quickly pee or may even poop on your floor.