We had scheduled over a week ago to go strawberry picking today with a friend. The weather was supposed to be wet and rainy but when the threat of thunderstorms was removed from the forecast, we figured there wasn’t much to fear so we took off anyway. We had rain on the way and on the way back, but only a light mist while we were picking. It was a little surreal picking strawberries in the fog.
The kids dove right into picking but then were sidetracked by some homeschooling friends who we had met once before who just so happened to be at the same place at the same time. The kids all had a great time playing and talking. But, here for the record . . . the strawberries Emma picked. She is not a fruit/vegetable person, often refusing to sit next to or touch anything resembling fruit or vegetables. But, she sucked it up and picked a handful.
While the older kids played, Cami took the initiative and pulled the wagon back to the barn herself. It was rather a heavy duty wagon but she refused to have anyone help her.
Of course, the highlight of anything for our kids is if there are animals involved. They were thrilled to see a number of animals . . and be given permission to feed them. Every single pig and goat received new names today from each child – poor animals are probably so confused at what name to answer to.
It really was a great day to pick strawberries and even better that we went with a friend and ran into more friends there.
At home I dove right into making use of all the strawberries we bought. I think I ended up doing 4 batches of freezer jam and then strawberry shortcake (thanks, Maile!) for dessert. I still have half of our pickings worth left so if you have a favorite recipe to use strawberries in, send it my way!
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