June 27, 2013 - strawberries!

The first ride behind Daddy's bike

Of course he had to test the off-road capabilities

 They loved it

 Flying a kite in the park

Wow, look how high Daddy got our kite!

 Riley's turn

Micaela had to check this thing out

 Riding out to the strawberry fields with our playgroup friends

 Time to pick!

 Poor Micaela

 It didn't take long before the girls stopped picking and started playing

 The older girls ran down the rows

 But Micaela stayed close to Mommy and ate strawberries

 Riley enjoyed a few

 After picking some unripe ones Micaela discovered that it was easier to "pick" strawberries from Mommy's basket

 Our little crew

 Can you tell Micaela had a few samples? 

 Mommy and her daughters in the field

 Riley and her BFF Anna

 The girls and our haul

 Riley is practicing being a flower girl...she will walk down the aisle twice in July

 Our little garden is doing great. Most of the empty squares have already been picked and replanted

 Fingerpainting

Micaela is learning the family business of baking

We've had a fun week playing outside...between the storms that is. The weekend weather was gorgeous so the girls got to ride in the chariot pulled by Daddy for the first time. It was very different from rides with Mommy. They went off-roading and flew through every puddle they could find. Of course, they loved it. We rode to our neighborhood park and flew a kite. Riley had been asking to do this and was happy the conditions were right. Micaela was completely amazed. Daddy can do incredible things.

On Monday the girls and I went to Cuff's Farm for strawberry picking with our playgroup. What a great morning! The weather was perfect: cloudy so it wasn't too hot but not raining. Riley had a little basket in which she added a few strawberries but was soon running down the rows with her friends. I expected to be chasing Micaela all over the field and not being able to pick many strawberries but that was definitely not the case. After her first taste she plopped down next to a plant and started picking and eating as many berries as she could find, even the white unripe ones. It didn't take long for her to realize that all the sweet ripe ones were in my basket so she started just picking out of that. They should have weighed her before and after and charged me for those berries, too! We've enjoyed chocolate strawberry tarts, strawberry jam, strawberry cupcakes, and tomorrow a strawberry pie. And of course, fresh strawberries. Delicious!