Strawberry Picking

We enjoyed having Chris off for a few extra days last week!!! After his crazy work schedule in May, it was nice to spend some quality time with him and the boys. We enjoyed some free time around the house, but also tried to take the boys on some special outings with both of us! Some of the fun things that we did were heading to the pool, a fun dinner out to Mexican (which reminded Chris and I while we enjoy the simplicity of take out so much more!), a greek festival, and a nice morning of strawberry picking!

I know that Chris enjoys all my random ideas, especially strawberry picking in ninety degree heat!!!!!! (I didn't really think it was going to get so hot so soon)

Here's Andrew before we headed out the door in the morning:

Once we got there, Aiden was excited to see plenty of school buses there dropping off children on field trips:

While Andrew had his morning bottle, Daddy and Aiden took a tour of the animals at the farm. We saw peacocks, billy goats, horses, cows, rabbits, and chickens. Aiden's favorite was the horse!

Here are the boys before we headed out to pick strawberries:

All ready to drive a tractor:

And feeding the billy goats with a carrot Daddy found on the ground:

We thought that we were going to enjoy a nice, quiet hayride since it was the middle of the week. Instead, we somehow landed on the hayride that was entirely FULL of school children! It quickly reminded me of my teaching days and the headaches that came along with field trips:) Here's Andrew and I enjoying the hayride:

Once we got to the fields, we started picking:

And picking:

And picking! (And of course, we did some eating!!!!!). Chris and I picked as fast as we could because it was SO HOT in the fields and our little ones were starting to fuss. (This is when I realized that maybe this wasn't the best idea for the morning.)

As soon as we were done, we went to the line for the hayride and who do you think we rode with back? Oh yes, the 100 schoolchildren! Not only that, but the hayride was a scenic ride on the way home that lasted about 20 minutes! 20 minutes of HOT sunshine + 100 school children + 2 fussy children=2 parents ready to head home!!!!

Despite all the effort to get these strawberries, I am so thankful for some fresh, juicy, and delicious fruit! We have enjoyed them for snacks, with several dinners, and in a nice strawberry cake!