Blueberries

Blueberry Pickin

Okay, so blueberry season has officially started in NWA. Just so you know, my family LOVES blueberries. (That's an understatement.) We've gone every year since we lived here. Even the year I was pregnant with JD, who was, by the way, born only a few days after we went picking. Anyway, we didn't get to go last year due to a late frost there were no berries. My kids were so upset. Abby especially. She really loves to go. This morning I called to see the price and everything. Then told the kids we were going picking. Abby was so excited she about hyperventilated. This was JD's first time to go, so we told him that you only pick the blue blueberries. That's a long running joke in our family. Abby was about 2 years old the first time we took her to pick and we had a long talk about not picking the green ones or the red ones. In her little voice she said, "Only pick the boo booberries." The only problem with Abby is she would always eat more then she put in the bucket. Before we left, Phillip and I both told her not to eat the berries. She could have a few, but not alot. We got to the blueberry patch (which is actually the name of the place as well) and got our buckets. Of course they all had to have their own. They were doing great. JD surprised us all. He only pick the blue ones. Then he tried one. Then he didn't put a single one he picked in the bucket. That kid is so full of blueberries right now it's not funny. We had a good time though. It was kind of hot, but that's okay. The kids really enjoyed it. We of course got our favorite blueberry jam as well. We all had a good time. I wasn't so sure we'd go, as yesterday I went to the doctor and I have a urinary tract infection, but I guess the medicine is working as I have been to the bathroom 20 plus times today. Anyway, there are pictures of the kiddos picking berries and one of them holding the berries. Noah is holding the bag we picked and Abby has the one Grandma requested we get for her. It was prepicked, since it was too hot to pick another whole bucket of berries.