picking strawberries

                                             saturday morning we headed out early to pick strawberries

the kids were pretty sleepy until we got to Heron Lake and then they perked up with curiousity.

Linda and family joined us, it was their first time picking berries at this farm

 we were give a few rows to pick

 this one surprised me with how quickly she figured out what to do..quite quickly her little

bowl would be filled and she would be bringing it to me to dump it and hurry off to pick more

blueberries (yes we were picking strawberries but she was insistent that they were blueberries)

 she was more inclined to take pictures, and generally find anything to do other than pick berries

 not so excited about the picking part but certainly enjoyed the strawberry shakes

we made after we returned home and had all the berries cleaned and in the freezer

 she jumped right in, picking and talking

sunshine, outdoors, dirt and a farm...life is good for this girl in this element

 all done picking and heading back to the checkout station

 42 pounds or berries 

many frozen in our freezer to enjoy throughout the coming months

many more enjoyed as we cleaned

some made their way into shakes and a cake

we are enjoying that too