On the last Monday before school let out, we took an after-school road trip up to Somis to pick blueberries (and strawberries, but the blueberries were really spectacular) at Underwood Family Farms. It took a little bit of time to get the boys away from the farm animals and trucks.
But eventually we got to the berries. It was an oddly satisfying venture — I couldn’t stop picking them and neither could the kids! (Not eating them was also a challenge.)
Finally, when we had loads of blueberries, Ezra pointed us to the strawberries.
There were fewer ripe strawberries, but that didn’t stop these boys.
Ezra and Jack even went back for more blueberries while Finn and Theo played. We came away with two big boxes of blueberries and one of strawberries. Before leaving we had to get one last picture.
Despite the vast quantity of blueberries we brought home, they didn’t last long. They were just so delicious none of us could stop eating them.
Definitely a trip to put on the calendar for next June!