Strawberry Picking at the CSA Farm

For our 3rd summer, we have joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) where we purchase a share in a farm's crops and get deliveries of fruit and vegetables harvested from the farm June through October. We finally made it to the farm this year for the Strawberry Jubilee festival and u-pick strawberries (a bonus of being a CSA member). You get to ride behind a tractor to get to the u-pick fields and there are lots of animals and fun activities back at the farm to keep any little kid (and adult) happy. We had a wonderful time with Mia's friends Greydon and Noah and their families. We're also very excited for all the good food to come out of the wonderful berries.

Mia's all ready to start picking.

Mommy and Mia picking (and eating) berries.

"Oh, let me steal another one from the basket.
This is so much easier than picking them on my own."

Clearly, someone got his fill of strawberries warmed by the sun.

We were all very impressed with how well the kids did in the fields. They picked and ate and had a grand old time.

Then it was back to the farm for some lunch and a visit to the animals.

Can't wait for blueberry and blackberry seasons, but given the perfect weather today, this will be a hard day to match.

Early Birthday Present

To help keep Mia busy with a new baby arriving in the next few weeks, we decided to put together her birthday present a little early. Here is Mia playing on her new play set in the back yard.

Midwest Guests

We had very special visitors today from Wisconsin. Mommy's childhood friend, Betsy, was in town for a wedding with her husband, Nick, and their new baby, Andrew. Mia and Nick had not met yet and we all enjoyed meeting Andrew for the first time.


Too bad we'll be headed to The River at different times this summer. Mia loved playing with Andrew and we hope it isn't too long before we see them again.

Daydreaming

Mia has really taken to pretend play. She and Daddy will lay on the floor, look up at the ceiling, and pretend that there are clouds in the shapes of animals. Definitely a good option for a rainy day activity.