Strawberry Picking

Spring Break is always a little nerve wracking. I am always nervous about filling our time with fun things to do that will keep an active 3 year old boy happy. Well, I always worry, but you know what, it's always fun and we never seem to run out of things to do. This year, we tried Strawberry picking with one of Connor's best friends from school and his two brother's and his really nice Mom (who I really like). It was so cute to see the boys pick their own strawberries. They were perfectly ripe so we got quite a yummy batch. We polished off a pound in no time. Despite the 40 minute drive to Froberg's Farm, we'll certainly be doing this again soon.

Best buddy Dylan showing Connor how to pick only the red ones at Froberg's Farm.

Connor wasn't so sure at first and wanted me to point them all out, but he eventually got it. Luckily, strawberries pull off the vine really easily.

Everyone's buckets are getting full. Of course they would all compete for the same strawberries even though there were strawberries everywhere. Silly 3 year olds.

This isn't a good picture of a strawberry plant, but I was amazed at how many strawberries grew on one plant.

Heading back after some very successful picking.

Check this out Mom.

Wow, he could barely lift it, it was so heavy.

After picking, we let the kids play a little in the small playground at the farm before we went and got lunch.

Is that Connor, the human snow cone?!

The boys play so well together. Connor and Dylan are 3, brother Conner (with an "er") is 5 and little Tyler is 1 and a half. 3 boys under 5. Doesn't their Mom have her hands full. They are all really sweet though.

All 4 boys in the car. I kept asking if Marcie wanted to take one more boy and she surprisingly said no. I mean come on, doesn't Connor fit right in?

Connor sitting on his new friend the Armadillo. Oh and yes, Avery came too, but I guess I just didn't take any pictures of her. She's too small to strawberry pick, so she stayed in the stroller and was very content to watch the wild boys play.