Sweet Summer Fun - Part 4

It had to happen sooner or later, our sweet summer fun went a little sour. On Thursday, July 1st, we made our annual trek to go blueberry picking. It was unseasonably cool weather that day (high of only 78 degrees) and everyone was super excited that we wouldn't be picking blueberries in 100 degree heat; which has happened in years past.

However, after driving the hour it takes to get to the orchard, we quickly found out there were no blueberries to be found. It was incredibly disappointing. My friend Stefanie had called the orchard on 2 different occasions to make sure this would be a good day to come out. The 2nd time she called, the woman on other end got a little snippy with her and said, of course we are picking blueberries right now. WHERE IS THIS HAPPENING I ASK?!?!?! And leave it to me to invite a big group of moms and their kids to come join us. Oy!! I have since heard from a few people that Butler's Orchard (where went strawberry picking) was the place to be and their blueberry bushes were amazing. One family I know picked 7 lbs of blueberries in one hour. Us? The blueberries we managed to find came to a whopping .42 cents. While we got change for a dollar on the blueberries we purchased, this was not my intention. We will know better for next year.



Our other activities over the past few Thursdays and Fridays have been lots of pool playdates and water playdates at friend's houses. The key to surviving this 100 degree weather and still give us the chance to be outdoors is to stay wet. And, I don't mean with sweat!!