Finally, it was blueberry picking day! Finley has been asking about going blueberry picking since the day after we went blueberry picking last summer. Now last year, Dagny was basically stroller bound (though she was able to walk) and had no clue what to do with her blueberry bucket - though she did enjoy eating lots of berries as I recall. This year, both kids were psyched to see the blueberry patch as we parked the car and couldn't wait to get in there. Finley remembered just what kind of berries to pick and Dagny was just interested in eating any that we dropped into her box, but everyone was happy to we got to work.
After we had filled these two containers (and then some), it was time to head out.
But Finley and I both couldn't help ourselves and just kept picking as we found our way out of the patch! Finley also kept eating and since he'd mostly restrained himself during the picking process, he really pigged out as we walked back towards the car.
We checked out the farm animals and Dagny made a new friend with the adorable calico colored rabbit.
Oh--and you see that pint container of cherry tomatoes on the table? See how it is overflowing with cherry tomatoes? Well, by the time we got home -- there were only about eight tomatoes left! My little vegetable monsters were not full after gorging on blueberries and cider donuts, because they snacked on those tomatoes (that were supposed to be for dinner!) all the way home.
Three days later, we are still enjoying our large blueberry harvest and we happily gave away the smaller container to our friends who just moved into a new house this month. Now, that's friendship!! It was a great morning at Honey Pot Hill and we may just have to go back next week to restock.
I love going back to previous blog posts from year to year that are about the same activity and if you'd like to do the same, here are the last 3 years of blueberry picking posts! Time flies!
2013
2012
2011
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