I tried this one idea out the other day and Jack just loved it, so I thought it might come in handy to you too if you have little people to entertain!.

Going out for some lame dinner with just Chris and I always seems kind of underwhelming.We both love creating holiday traditions for our whole family though.

It’s something that we’re really good at, makes us feel like awesome fancy people, and it’s something that’s always come really easily to us.There’s nothing like creating a warm family memory to bring two people together as a couple, really.That’s just my two cents from our last 10 years of awkward Valentine’s days..

So this year, I’m kind of a mess when it comes to being organized.I didn’t even come across this idea on purpose.

With a new baby in the house, my brain isn’t working so well, I’m always trying to do things one-handed while holding baby Jack, and although I’m not actually blindfolded, I do feel like I can hardly see straight most of the time.

But in a good way.That’s it for ingredients!

There’s enough natural pectin in the cantaloupe that you don’t even need to run to the store for that and you can just make it with ingredients you probably already have in the house.It really couldn’t be simpler, but the results taste super fancy!

Just go ahead and dump everything into your crock pot and let it cook on high for about three hours.Next, you’ll probably have some chunks of fruit in there still, so get out a potato masher, or something with similar smooshing capabilities and make your jam into more of a jam-like substance.. It’s hard to tell just from looking at your jam if it’s ready, so you’ll need to test it.