Berry Pickin' 2014

Two summers ago, our little family discovered the joy of berry pickin'.  You can read all about our first trip to the berry farm here. We had so much fun that we later visited the farm with Nana and Papa.  They quickly became big fans of berry picking too. Last summer the berry season was cut short due to a cooler than normal Spring and a hotter than normal Summer.   It was a major summer bummer that we weren't able to go.  The kiddos were so excited when I told them that we were going this week.  The weather was perfect for picking yesterday.  We got up early to to get to the farm.  When we got there,  we picked up our buckets and then we got out in the field.  I loved seeing my little family work together.

Payton is a hard workin', blueberry pickin' kind of girl.  She is a self proclaimed blueberry expert.  Her specialty is finding the biggest of blueberries.

Evan isn't afraid to get down and dirty.  He pops a squat and gets the berries at the base of the plant.  Most pickers seem to overlook the berries at the bottom.  Being color blind, Evan has a little trouble noticing the variations in the shades of blue.  We had to toss a few of his berries, but he understood.  His sister very kindly tried to explain to Evan what to look for.  However, unlike berry picking, explaining colors to someone who does not see them the same way is a fruitless task.

Addi loves berry pickin'.  She gets so excited when she sees a plant that has plenty of berries.  It's so cute.  She's quite thorough!

This was our first trip to the farm where Karsyn was big enough to pick berries.  Last time, she decided that she was quality control and had a big purple smile.  Karsyn learned so quickly which berries were ripe.  She and Addi were both eye level to the plants, so they both found bunches of great blueberries.

Watching Jason pick berries with our kiddos is one of my most favorite of things.

Here's a Daddy handful and a Karsyn handful of berries.

We picked 4 big blue bucketfuls of blueberries. The blackberries weren't quite ripe yet, otherwise, we'd have some of those as well.  We did the share berry program, so our little family kept 1/3 of what we picked for free.  The farm kept the other 2/3 to sell at the farmer's market.

After leaving the berry farm, the kiddos wanted to cash in their Krispy Kreme coupons they earned through the library.  It was our first time to ever go inside.  We've only been a few times before and we've always used the drive thru.  The kiddos LOVED watching the donuts cook.

We had a great time and that was only part of our day!  I'll fill you in on the rest later. =)