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Joanna Gaines Making Jam with Teen Son Has Fans Inspired to Follow Suit
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Joanna Gaines is soaking up every sweet moment she can with her kids this summer. Quite literally, in fact. As she prepares to send her oldest daughter Ella off to college in the fall, her second child to leave the nest in the last few years, Joanna is getting in quality time in the most wholesome way possible. She and her teenage son are making homemade jam together. And after the Magnolia magnate shared a video of the process, her fans are hoping to see this sweet bonding moment become a new series.
The mom of five took to Instagram on Friday to share a beautiful day she recently spent with her teenage son making and canning fresh jam. "Savoring the best flavors of summer with my boy," she captioned the post, where she and her 17-year-old son Duke were working away at making jam together. Mother and son chopped up strawberries and peeled peaches, giving the leftovers to the familiy pigs for a snack, before stewing the fruit and canning dozens of jars of fresh jam. It was a sweet little glimpse into their family dynamic, and fans want more. "Would love to see a Magnolia Table episode on how to make jam," wrote one user, while another couldn't get over how lovely it was to see a teen boy in the kitchen with his mom. "A teenage boy helping his mom cook!?! The sweetest!"
Joanna has a long history of encouraging her kids to help out around the house in ways that will set them up to be self-sufficient and resourceful as adults. Her daughter Ella interned at Magnolia Studios ahead of her high school graduation, and of course anyone who watched Joanna and Chip's Home Town series has seen the family all pitch in with decor and demo days alongside their parents. Even her 7-year-old son Crew gets in on the home improvement action, making sourdough bagels with his mom as an unusual and delicious nighttime routine.
All of these sweet, homespun cooking moments are in keeping with Chip and Joanna's new series on Magnolia Network, Back to the Frontier. where three families give up modern conveniences to live like as 19th century homesteaders. Which has us wondering if Joanna was inspired by the new show or the new show was inspired by her family?
Certainly we're pretty inspired to see all of these delicious bonding moments with her kids.
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