Strawberry Picking

Warning...lots of pictures ahead

This last week was one of those perfect weeks where the weather was wonderful and the kids were well behaved.  We took advantage of this stellar combination with a couple fun outings.  After a few days of feeling like we maximized LIFE I'm refreshed and enthusiastic about this next week...excited about continuing to press into this job of mine.   (Feeling like you did something well, maybe not perfectly but to the best of your ability, is the best reward.)

On Saturday we went strawberry picking at Butler's Orchard.   Strawberry picking doesn't actually take very long - the berries are so big that we filled up our baskets in less than half an hour.  But we took advantage of the playground and the slides and managed to spend a good chunk of the day there. They had to kick us out at closing time!  

Owen and (a rare picture of) mama on the way out to the fields.  He was so excited and had his little basket ready.

With one of his first picks.  Love the scrunchy face.  (Gina - go Michigan!) :)

Ever instinctually knew what to do.  She was putting berries in the basket right away!  This was before she figured out that they were edible.  Not too many made it in the basket afterwards...

Owen was a focused pro.  We had to tell him that it was ok to eat a few.  He was so proud of picking the big berries and would show them to me - perfectly excited about each one.

Ever.  On the hunt.

The berries were super sweet.  Almost as sweet as this small face.

Pudgy, dimpled hands pat pudgy, dimpled berries.

The aftermath.

Kinda looked like a crime scene once Ever was done.  When you take a baby who loves to eat into a giant field of food the berries don't stand a chance.

Happy girl and her dad...on the way back from the field.  (and a picture of a picture of a picture of a....)

Blueberries are in July...come with us!