Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Sweet Berry Farm

On Monday April 20th, I took the boys to Sweet Berry Farm in Marble Falls. Our friend Gayleigh Cotnam joined us. It was a gorgeous day - especially for picking strawberries. It wasn't too warm, but nicely so. A gentle breeze blew across the fields, and the sun shined down on us. It was just great!

Last year Jasper was gung-ho about picking and immediately eating the strawberries. This year, not so much. He had fun walking up and down the rows, but he just wasn't that into it. He talked a good game - pointing out big "daddy-sized" strawberries for Gayleigh to pick.

He and Gayleigh teamed up to pick together, and I kept Benjamin close to me in the stroller.

Benjamin lasted only so long in the stroller, and soon I was multitasking in the field. Surely I could have come up with a more efficient method ... but I wasn't planning to spend the whole day out there, so I just made do.


Under the giant shade trees at the farm is a host of mama and baby goats. Probably some dads, too. They were cute as the dickens, but Jasper didn't want to have anything to do with them.


I think he's trying to protect Benjamin from having to go near those goats. Look at Benjamin's feet! He doesn't have a care in the world!!!


So we left the goats in search of the horses.

And when we got there, the horses were not nearly as interesting to our little guy as the old horse trailer parked nearby. What a crazy kid!


Both boys fell asleep on the car ride home. It was a beautiful way to spend a morning! That night we had strawberry shortcake after dinner. It was delicious!

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