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Raspberry Picking

Yesterday morning we headed to Berry Hill Farm to pick raspberries and Uncle Erik was good enough to join us. Aiden ate and ate and ate. It reminded me of picking raspberries with him several years ago. He was younger than Sage but he would plop himself down by a bush and stuff himself with raspberries. Sage was an honest to goodness helper while picking. He will be my worker bee someday. While Aiden will be investigating mysteries and exploring the seven wonders of the world, Sage will probably be home riding Pappy's John Deere. :) Sage was a little confused about which raspberries were ripe and which ones weren't so Uncle Erik helped him "pune" his basket a bit and fill it with good ones. In Sage's eyes Erik became the raspberry expert and with each raspberry he picked Sage would ask Erik, "Is this one ready to eat?" And most of the time Erik would say, "Not yet. Put it back and let it grow more." So Sage would throw it away and start over. Raspberry muffins are in our future and so is a raspberry pie. The morning was lovely.




After eating his fill Aiden was a little tired. He's all pooped out from being at the Cabin yesterday with Daddy.

Picture perfect morning.


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