Apples! Apples! Apples!

What a great way to spend a beautiful September day. . . making APPLESAUCE!

Earlier in the week, we picked apples from a friend's orchard, then gathered at my house to wash, peel, slice, cook, and can those apples.

Our little kids played in the garden, the backyard, and the playroom while we worked ALL DAY. Thank goodness it was such a nice day. We set the camp stove up outside on the patio, so we could have two extra burners going. It was quite the production! The kids did really well playing together, and seemed to have fun while the moms worked and talked. I thought it was FUN -- much better than doing it all alone in my kitchen. It was quite the mess to clean up afterward, but very satisfying to look at all those jars of applesauce and know that we had accomplished something good!