It is that time of year again...blueberry picking! We went with a bunch of friends from church to a tree farm about an hour from our home and spent the morning picking blueberries. The farm we go to is called Tammen Tree Farm and the blueberry picking has gotten so popular that every year the crowds are bigger and bigger. Fortunately, the owners of the farm are pretty savvy and have gotten better and better at managing big crowds. There is a whole efficient system set up. After you park your car, you go to a shed, where there are buckets waiting for you to pick up. After you get your bucket, you jump on a trailor which is being pulled by a tractor and drive out to the blueberry fields and the area you will be picking. After picking to your heart's delight or as long as your kids can stand it, you hop back on the tractor and go to the checkout lines, weigh your blueberries and pay. This year the blueberries were $1.85 per pound--a much better deal than you can get in the store!
Here are the girls and friends picking and playing:
This year Ashley and I set a personal best for the amount of blueberries we picked. Every year we go, we get about 7 lbs. if we are lucky and in the back of my mind I always wish we could have picked more as this is a once-a-year event. This year, as Ashley is older, I gave her a pep talk about picking lots of blueberries and guess what? She was AWESOME, picked about 4.5 lbs. herself and would have kept going if all the younger kids didn't tire out. Put Ashley's 4.5 with my 6.5 lbs. and we came away with 11lbs., which was really good for us.
After our picnic lunch, we stopped at Dairy Queen for ice cream on the way home. Got a love those 600 calorie Blizzards!
Here are the blueberries that Ashley picked---they are big, beautiful and sweet. We froze most of them, ate a lot fresh, and are thinking of all the blueberry pancakes and muffins in our future!
The best part of the day was that even though it is July, it wasn't hot or humid, the weather was perfect for spending a day outside. After we got home, the girls feet and shoes were a little dusty and dirty from the farm so they went outside to hose off their feet and before you know it the swimsuits are on and they are playing in the sprinkler. A good end to a great day.
Here are the girls and friends picking and playing:
This year Ashley and I set a personal best for the amount of blueberries we picked. Every year we go, we get about 7 lbs. if we are lucky and in the back of my mind I always wish we could have picked more as this is a once-a-year event. This year, as Ashley is older, I gave her a pep talk about picking lots of blueberries and guess what? She was AWESOME, picked about 4.5 lbs. herself and would have kept going if all the younger kids didn't tire out. Put Ashley's 4.5 with my 6.5 lbs. and we came away with 11lbs., which was really good for us.
After about two hours of picking, we came in from the fields and ate a picnic lunch with our friends. The farm has picnic tables, swings and a sandbox you can use.
After our picnic lunch, we stopped at Dairy Queen for ice cream on the way home. Got a love those 600 calorie Blizzards!Here are the blueberries that Ashley picked---they are big, beautiful and sweet. We froze most of them, ate a lot fresh, and are thinking of all the blueberry pancakes and muffins in our future!
The best part of the day was that even though it is July, it wasn't hot or humid, the weather was perfect for spending a day outside. After we got home, the girls feet and shoes were a little dusty and dirty from the farm so they went outside to hose off their feet and before you know it the swimsuits are on and they are playing in the sprinkler. A good end to a great day.
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