Minestrone Soup (or something like it)

I Googled minestrone soup recipes, got a basic idea of how to make it, and kind of made my own recipe and I LOVE IT! I've actually got some cooking in the crock pot right now, and tonight I'm adding sausage! It smells so good! We'll see how it turns out!!! Here's my recipe!

1 can Kidney Beans
1 can Black Beans
1 can Great Northern Beans
1 can Cut Green Beans
1 can Corn
1 can Tomato Sauce
2 cans Vegatable Broth (they didn't have cans when I went grocery shopping last week, so I bought a 32 oz box, I dumped it all in today)
1 - 1 1/2 cups water
1 can Diced Tomato's (the first time I diced my own fresh and it was really good)
2-3 Carrots-chopped
1 Celery Stalk-chopped
1 Small Onion-chopped
1 small zucchini squash-peeled & sliced
Bay Leaves (I used dried, and just sprinkle maybe 1/2 tsp in)
Thyme (again I just sprinkle it in, I don't measure)
Minced Garlic (I use dried)
Salt & Pepper
Small Shell Pasta (I used half of a 16 oz package)
Parmesan Cheese

-Combine Beans, Corn, Tomato Sauce, Broth, Water, Carrots, Celery, Onion and Seasonings in crock pot.
-Cover, cook on low 6-8 hours
-30 minutes before serving, add zucchini
-I cook the pasta right at the end of the cooking time, and then add it into the soup. But a lot of the recipes I saw, said you can put the pasta in with everything else and let it cook with the soup, however, a lot of the reviews said the pasta soaked up a lot of the moisture and they added more water or it ended up like a stew.
-Tonight I'm browning 1/2 lb of Italian Sausage about 30 minutes before serving and adding it to the soup, we'll see how it turns out, but it sounds super yummy!!!
-Sprinkle Parmesan Cheese on top and serve with bread sticks, french bread, or garlic bread! Enjoy!!!