Fall Harvest

Fall is my favorite time of year.  I love everything about it.  The smells, the crisp in the air, the colors, sweaters, socks, baking, and canning yummy food for the winter.  I was able to get quite a bit done this year and loved every second of it!

I love this woman with my whole heart.  There is something so special about a grandma.  I either call her or see her everyday. She gives me great advice, helps me with my kids, she laughs at me, she gives great hugs, and she teaches me new things.  One of those things is canning.  I have watched her and my mom do this my whole life and I love that I am doing it for my family.  I really enjoy it because of the yummy food I get from it, but mostly because I get to spend time with my grandma.

My kids love her just as much as I do.  They are lucky to have such an awesome grandma great!

The first thing I got done were peaches. My Grandpa and Grandma helped me one afternoon and we got 9 quarts of peaches done.

A few friends and I went to Cove to pick some Choke Cherry's.  I didn't even know what they were at first but apparently they make good syrup, so what the heck.... I went and picked some.

Drake loved it and thought it was so much fun.

Then we took those choke cherries and made syrup with them.  We had so much syrup between all of us, but it was fun learning how to make it and it turned out so delicious.

Next up was tomatoes. I love tomatoes so much, and I love cooking with these bottled tomatoes.  They are so awesome in Chili and Goulash.  My sweet Grandma and Grandpa helped me with these too.

Last but not least I made Salsa. This part was my favorite! It smells so good while it is cooking, and it is so dang good when it is done.  I had never made Salsa before and so my Grandma helped me make it and taught me everything I need to know so that I can do it again next year. 

With all of help my grandparents have given me canning I decided I better help them out. I vacuumed and mowed the lawn.

The best grandparents in the whole wide world!  They have always been some of my biggest fans, and I am theirs!!

I have always wanted to learn how to make pies.  Pie is Josh and my favorite dessert. I have always just made it the easy way with a pre-made Marie Calendar's pie crust.  Finally I found someone that knew how to make yummy pies and she taught me how to make an awesome pie crust. My friend Tessa is awesome at baking and she makes a pretty dang good pie!

I had a great time with this fall harvest!