Monday, May 30, 2011

Wild Blackberries

This morning I took the kids on a bike ride since there was no school.  As we were riding along we saw a large thicket of wild blackberries!  We stopped and picked a few to snack on.

Around 7 this evening we got back on our bikes and rode out to the thicket with plastic containers for everyone.  I can't decide if I felt like the Von Trapp family or Laura Ingalls Wilder, either way it was fun to hear the kids talk about, "What if a disaster happened and we became homeless, we could live on blackberries we pick ourselves!"

Or Jenny of the Prairie.  Maybe I felt like Jenny of the Prairie.

We got home, washed our blackberries and baked a blackberry pie.  I don't think they're ready to live on blackberries.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Amelia's Posh Party

 The party started with a luncheon by the beach at the family restaurant. 

 The girls then all walked over to the Fancy Nail Salon for Mani-Petti's.   There is Amelia by the window.

 Juliet is a pro at this.
We went down to bike by the beach that afternoon and it was an all around great day!