Summer Bucket List #33 - Strawberry Picking

This year, I thought we'd try to do something a little different for the 4th of July. We decided to go back to the farm for a little strawberry picking. The boys had so much fun!

The crew is tackling our area of the strawberry field.

 

Jason started right in on picking.
He was in heaven.

 

Jack had some fun playing in (and then climbing in) the plants.

Shawn picked a few berries himself.

Although, honestly, he ditched the berries for the dirt
after a little bit.

Uh oh, mom. The top of this one fell off.
I think I've got to eat it now.

Yummy berries!

Jason has quite the discerning eye for ripe berries.
This one passed the test.
Then it found its way into his mouth. ;)

I've figured Jack out. He runs toward other people.
When we are alone, he stays put. Think he's trying to escape from
us or something? Here he wasn't happy because daddy was making him come back.

 

These are a few sweet shots of the trio together in the wagon. :)

 

 

 

 

After we picked strawberries we went to the children's area. First we went down the big tractor slide.

Mommy wasn't prepared for how high up it was. Ahem.
Shawn was quite impressed!

I was so glad we stopped! Jeez.

Shawn had a lot of fun on it.
Me? Not so much.

Jason's turn!

Whoa! That was a close one!

Jack found his favorite animal. He kept telling me, "Duck! Quack, Quack! Duck! Quack, Quack!" It was hilarious.

He was grinning ear to ear here.

Hanging out in the wooden fire truck at the top of the hill.

Shawn was smart and stayed in the cool shade.

He asks me all the time how long he has to wait until he can drive.
I don't even want to think about that, kid.

The last thing we did was to go to the animal show.

This is their dog, Bingo. Jason, who is afraid
of dogs, even ventured over to pet Bingo!

One last highlight was that Shawn had his first visit to the porta-potty. Let's just say that was an adventure all in itself. As I wrote on Face Book:

"Shawn just had his first porta-potty experience. Holy cow that was NOT a pleasant experience for either of us. I am drenched in sweat, but he did it!"

A Face Book friend did point out that I should be glad to be drenched in sweat considering what the "drenching" alternatives were. That is very true! LOL

All in all, it was a very good day at the farm!

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Jason's favorite thing from today was eating strawberries and brownies.

Shawn's favorite thing from today was playing the piano (we're trying to learn Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) and walking at school today.