Yesterday we drove down to San Antonio for the day.\u00a0 Adele signed up for a Ball canning party and as hostess she received a ton of swag (and as guests so did we)!\u00a0 It was a lot of work but so much fun!\u00a0 And really nice pool weather.\u00a0 Casey and Kevin stayed outside with Brady and Emma swimming while Adele, Meredith, Jen, and I (all of us canning newbies) got to work canning (or as Kevin likes to call it “jarring”).\u00a0 The prep work definitely took the longest but we ended up each taking home (2) different kinds of salsa, (2) peach cranberry pepper chutneys (which we sampled with chips before we left and is really good but might need a little extra heat if I made it for Casey and I), cherry almond (read – Amaretto) jams, and (2) pickled jalapeno carrots.\u00a0 Everything is ready to eat now, except the carrots so I’m thinking there may be some new meals created from what we made!\u00a0 I ended up receiving the door prize of a canning cookbook by being the first to burn myself (later Adele burned her eyes :(.\u00a0 I chopped, devined, and seeded 12 jalapenos and 2 serranos without gloves.\u00a0 And still today, anytime my hands get wet they tingle for at least 20 minutes.\u00a0 And these were mild (or so the farmer’s market said) jalapenos.\u00a0 Although they did say use gloves, which we didn’t have.\u00a0 They’ll be a must for next time though (which with the great success we had yesterday and all the extra materials there still were, I can’t imagine there won’t be a next time).<\/p>\n
Before we drove back to Austin everyone hopped in the pool for a bit to enjoy the day!\u00a0 Brady ran out of swimmies so we just put a regular diaper on that weighed about 10 pounds alone when we pulled her out!\u00a0 She is such a fish and loves the water.\u00a0 If we ever\/or when we ever get a pool, a fence will be a must.\u00a0 This girl tried to just walk straight into the water and if she ever missed a step of got water on her face\/in her nose\/mouth she was completely fine and didn’t freak out at all.\u00a0 I”m thinking we need to work on teaching her to swim now rather than later.\u00a0 We need to make sure she keeps this fearless attitude (although in a safe controlled environment).<\/p>\n
Here’s a video of Brady’s first swim in a big pool:<\/p>\n
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Yesterday we drove down to San Antonio for the day.\u00a0 Adele signed up for a Ball canning party and as hostess she received a ton of swag (and as guests so did we)!\u00a0 It was a lot of work but … Continue reading