Strawberry Picking!

Walking with our basket to find our row

We went strawberry picking today!! It was gorgeous.... and hot, but we got there early so it wouldn't be so bad. Apparently we weren't the only ones thinking this and as we pulled up 10 minutes after the place opened, there were tons of people already picking! In case you care, this is Remlinger Farms in Carnation, WA.

This brought back memories for Brent - picking berries - and he proceeded to show Brock and me the correct way to pick the berries from the plant!

Brock liked the fact you could eat them right away. I think he had at least eight strawberries this morning standing in the field!

Brock showing me his "strawberry face"

I tried not to bend down too much and pick the strawberries and Brent seemed right at home picking all the good ones - so I left the boys to do the work and I just took pictures. :)

Poor Brock was all flushed when we got in the truck!

Brock posing with our haul - 5.8 pounds of strawberries at $1.50 per pound - a good price and they taste delicious! I have popsicles in the freezer for dessert, a small container for us to eat now, and the remaining strawberries are washed and on their way to bags for us to freeze for later! Yum!

And one more picture of sweet Diesel in his hole yesterday trying to keep cool. 84 yesterday, 86 today and 87 tomorrow - whew! (It makes a difference people when you don't have air conditioning in your house!! - and nine months pregnant!!!)