Strawberry Picking

We went strawberry picking for the first time last weekend.  Jocelyn spent the last year asking if she could do it, and finally it was time!  She woke up extra early despite going to bed super late the night before.  She couldn't contain her excitement any longer.  It was amazing she had enough energy to pick as many strawberries as she did.  It was super hot for 9:30am...already in the mid-80s.

We walked all the way to the farthest spot we could to try to get some good strawberries that weren't picked over.

Reagan did a pretty good job making it through the "rough".

Jocelyn was really into it and she was an excellent strawberry picker.  She made sure they were nice and red and had no rotten or green spots!

Reagan took a little more coaching than Jocelyn to pick good ones, but she was a really fast learner!

That's a GREAT one, Jocelyn!

Making sure it's good!

This was really heavy for Reagan to hold!

Gotta find more, Mom!

Once Reagan realized she could eat them there was no stopping her!  They probably should have weighed her in and out so we could pay for the ones she ate! 

Her face is saying 'sour' but those strawberries were oh so sweet and delicious!

Reagan got tired of picking and eating and plopped down to take a rest.  Whew!  It was really HOT!

 Afterwards we drove down to check out the rest of the strawberry festival.  There were a few activities for the kiddos.  Jocelyn has been a fan of this train since she was 1!  Reagan refused to ride...

It was a fun morning despite the heat and early morning wake up.  The only thing we would change about it is the amount of strawberries we picked.  Next year we will make sure to pick more.  We thought we had a lot, but we probably could have found things to do with double the amount we ended up with.  We ate a lot of them fresh, and we also made strawberry milk shakes and strawberry pound cake treats.  Yummy!  Next year we will try out making our own strawberry jam!