What did we do today? Well, it had to do with...


Peaches.


Lots and lots of peaches.


And even more peaches.


Peaches being cleaned.


Peaches being packed.


Peaches with syrup.


Peaches being canned.


And underneath this blanket in the garage...


Even more peaches!


Mom and the kids went peach-picking this morning, and were a little over-zealous. They picked so many peaches! Mom called this morning and asked if I would come over and help to can them, so I spent the day there, working on peaches. Marie, Janelle, and I peeled and chopped the peaches, and stuffed them into jars. Mom scalded the peaches so we could peel them more easily, and poured the syrup into the jars. Dad ran the canner out in the backyard.

And Zaylee and Thomas were just really cute the whole time. Thomas found a baseball-sized jawbreaker, and had a great time with it before Janelle and Marie finally took it away.



Zaylee being cheerful and cute. Actually, she and Rheanna are laughing at Thomas' yellow mouth.


After working on peaches all day, I am very tired. My back hurts. My hands and forearms are sore from the repetitive and unfamiliar movement of peeling peaches. My feet are aching. I can't get mental images of peaches out of my head. But here is the fruit of our labors of the day:


And we're going back tomorrow to do the rest of them.