Strawberry Season

Rowan was very upset that she had to sit in her car seat on the way out to the strawberry field. We told her what we would be doing and how much fun it would be, and how you can eat strawberries there....but she was still upset.

She actually picked a few berries. Sorry for the butt shot.

Yummy!

Andy said our berries weighed in just over 14 pounds!

Hard working hands.

We went strawberry picking today in a little town just Southeast of our house. Rowan picked about 3 berries (of various colors) and ate about 4 berries. The rest of the time she just played with the straw in the field. Andy and I picked about 14 pounds of berries and surprisingly, I was able to find room in the fridge for both trays. Now the challenge for me is to process the berries and make jam or sauce tomorrow. I will not be able to on Thursday or the weekend because of work and other obligations. So wish me luck on my first ever canning adventure! If I'm successful, I will go back out to the farm sometime within the week and pick more berries. That way I can share some jars with friends and family.

Rowan picked this one for you!

Summer Fun

We went to the nearby park today and Rowan had a lot of fun going down the slide. It was the only one that didn't have a puddle of water under it.

Rowan is very proud of the fact that she can now climb the ladder all by herself. She is becoming more adventurous each day.

Of course, she has picked up some behavior from watching other little kids - such as climbing up the slide.

Rowan paid very close attention to the park maintenance man that was mowing the lawn. She is still very intimidated by loud noises. Sounds that upset her include: lawnmowers, power tools, the blender, the vacuum, a hand mixer, thunder, airplanes, motorcycles, trains. I wonder how she will handle fireworks on the 4th of July. We have 2 weeks to prepare.