Picking Strawberries

We went to a local strawberry farm so all the boys could experience picking berries. We picked about five pounds and now am not sure what to do with them :-) I was not a fan of the jam I made a few years ago. We will make a strawberry ruhbarb pie and then maybe just eat lots of fresh berries. Tomorrow will be strawberry pancakes for breakfast for me! After picking we went back to the farm house and got to see pigs, cows, chickens, roosters, a bunny and Alex's favorite two friendly cats. It was a fun morning and we will probably return again.

Our First Boat Outing of the 2008 Season

After Rob came home from work we had the boat put in and took a short ride. The water was actually warm enough to swim in but due to the heavy rains we had the water was pretty yucky looking and we didn't want to chance a case of Ecoli. We will wait until the weekend when the water clears out. Matthew is big enough to walk down into the cabin this year so it is much more relaxing then jumping up each time he went by the steps. They all loved being on the boat and we are looking forward to more boating, tubing and swimming this summer!

Alexander's 4th Birthday

We had a great birthday for Alexander. In all there were about 30 people. We grilled out and had homemade Mac and Cheese, Baked Beans and a bunch of other food. The kids got to do a Bat Man Pinata and we missed the rain just by a little bit.

Alexander Batman Boy