Mom's Ham and Bean Soup

Ingredients (10)

• + 1 ½ cups dried Great Northern beans add to pantry
• + 4 meaty ham hocks add to pantry
• + 5 cups water add to pantry
• + 1 ½ cups sliced celery add to pantry
• + 1 cup chopped onion add to pantry
• + 1 large carrot, chopped add to pantry
• + 3 cloves garlic, minced add to pantry
• ✓ ½ teaspoon dried thyme, or more to taste
• + ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper add to pantry
• ✓ 1 bay leaf