Strawberry Picking

Strawberry season came and went so fast this year. We went 2-3 times a week from beginning to the end of the season. I think cool days and tons of rain ended the season earlier than expected. (boo) We found out just yesterday that the fields are pretty much closed. Only one farm that we could find still has You-Pick strawberries, and they are only expected to be able to be picked until Friday. We chose this field to pick from most days since they don't spray chemicals or pesticides on their plants.

Charis didn't eat nearly as many this year. She was more concerned with finding ladybugs (which were there in multitudes) and giving them our freshly picked berries. She was convinced that's what they wanted to eat. :)

Atalie could be found doing one of two things: tripping or eating. She ate the berries stem and all.

Can't wait 'til blueberry picking time!

A little April recap, since I'm totally behind in every aspect of life these days.

Let's see...

Charis fell and busted her mouth open, warranting a trip to the ER (her first). No stitches were given, thankfully. I was pretty sure she'd get a few, considering the amount of well, hanging flesh. Sorry...no pretty way to describe that. She was such a trooper. She let the doctor, nurse, and PA all look around in her mouth without any tears or fuss.

Then Easter Sunday we went to the zoo with Brian's family. The girls had a great time!

We had our first beach play time of the year. This was Atalie's first year actually noticing that we were somewhere fun. :) Last year she mostly just sat there and attempted to eat sand.

Strawberries are in season! We went picking. The nice people at the farm told us the kids can eat whatever they wanted, so Atalie took that literally....stem, leaves, and all.

And Charis and I did some baking, as usual. :)

More pics to come...hopefully sooner than later.