Last weekend we also squeezed in a bit of time to go pick strawberries. I think I have made my dad pick fruit every time he has visited so it was only fitting that he was here to pick the first fruit of the season. He took on a mantra similar to BlueBell Ice Cream's, "We eat all we can and sell the rest." Only his was, "We eat all we can and then buy the rest." We all had our share of tasting the berries as we picked...YUM!
And this:
Inevitably leads to this:
See? She took on the mantra too!
The 30 pounds were picked have been made into jam, pie, and frozen for smoothies. We will be enjoying them until it's time to pick again next summer.