On my day off last week, the kids and I made the trek up to visit my aunt & uncle. They live about an hour north of us. Not a long haul by any stretch, but long enough to require some planning when travelling with two small children.
The excuse reason for our visit was that raspberries are ripe and need picking. I love picking berries and don't have to be too heavily persuaded to go. It was worth the trip. We came home with an ice cream bucket full of berries and good moods from having spent a peaceful day up north.
The kids enjoy berry picking too. Natalie takes her berry picking very seriously and can't wait to be big enough to get to stir the pot of boiling jam. Joey on the other hand, seems to think of lots of other things he can do besides actually pick the berries and still be "helpful". This time, he decided that he needed to hide in the lilac bush near the berry patch and hunt the berries for us. That way, they'd hold still and we could pick them. You know how quick those raspberries are. They might just get away. So, armed with a stick gun and one nice big raspberry leaf stuffed in each ear for earmuffs (those stick guns can get pretty loud), he shot down quite a few of those feisty canes so we could get their berries. I just love kids and their imaginations. Here's a few pictures of the kids on our berry picking adventure.
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| Natalie very seriously picking berries. |
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| Joey preparing for battle with his huntin' earmuffs |
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| Joey shooting berries for Natalie to pick. Isn't he helpful? |
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