Raspberry Picking

After waiting all summer and talking to the kids about picking raspberries, we finally were able to go to a farm and pick some. I thought that it would take us about an hour from start to finish to do it, but instead it took 2 1/2 hours and we only ended up with four containers filled.

Sure it may look like Teig was being a good helper, but that was about the only raspberry he picked that whole day.

Kasyn did such a great job at picking. There were bees and japanese beetles everywhere and she would just shoo them away with her hand (I wish I were that fearless). I literally had to run from the patch in order to not get stung.

When we got home, we made raspberry jam together that day and for the next three days ate the remainder of the raspberries. Now, I think that they are the kids favorite fruit because they ask for them on almost a daily basis.

September 1