A Trip to the Stawberry Patch

We took a trip to pick strawberries last week.  My good friend, Shanna, her mom, and her little ones met us there.  The weather was perfect and we all had a great time.  Porter Farms is only about 15 mins. from our house which was nice.  I hope we can go back one more time before the season ends.  

I thought Samuel would eat the Strawberries as fast as he picked them, but he didn't eat a single one while we were there.  You pay a set amount, they give you a bucket, and you go fill it up.  Fun!

Sweet Elisabeth had fun too.  Her Grammy was visiting from out of town, so the two of them had a big time together.

The picture below more accurately describes what went on.  The long straight rows were much more tempting than the strawberries for one certain person.  Up and back, up and back... "Samuel, come back." "Samuel, come to Mommy." "Samuel, over here."  You get the picture.

He idolizes his four year old friend, Jonah.  Needless to say, he didn't let him get too far out of his sight.

I think I was actually too out of breath from chasing my boy and grabbing strawberries to get a photo of our bucket actually filled up.  So much for strolling leisurely through the field admiring the plump juicy berries one by one.  It was more like look with one eye, track your kid with the other eye, chase when needed, and manage to snag some berries to throw in the bucket.  Can any of you relate?  Watching Samuel's enthusiasm and having such a great time with the whole experience was well worth the cardio workout that it was for me without a doubt!