We are a blueberry-loving family and I knew we wanted to go pick some while we had grandparents in town. Worried that Drew would squish them all over, we all dressed in dark colors and headed out early on Saturday morning. With perfect weather and a field almost all to ourselves, it was a great setting for some family fun.
Drew ended up doing a great job and loved the process. Sure he ate his fair share of blueberries out in the field, but he loved carrying his own bucket and searching for just the right berries. And I don't think we even had a single squished berry.
And if anyone has any recipes we should absolutely use with blueberries, please send those on! For now, I've made turnovers, muffins and a crisp. Unfortunately, we still have TONS left! I guess we'll be having blueberry pancakes all week!
I love going farms/fields where you can pick your own fruit. DELICIOUS!
ReplyDeleteSo fun!! We have two blueberry bushes in our yard and I just LOVE getting to go pick my own snack!! You should freeze some so that you can use them in the 'off-season'!
ReplyDeletesuch great pictures & what an awesome time with the family! I know it's fresh into summer but my favorite time of the year is when we go apple picking! I havent gone blueberry picking since I was a kid! I should look into that. :D
ReplyDeleteHow fun!
ReplyDeleteSo fun! I love blueberries!
ReplyDeleteWe are kind of obsessed with blueberries around here. Might have to see if there aren't any farms we could go pick our own!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a recipe, but blueberry scones sound like they'd be the perfect morning treat to accompany a good cup of coffee!
We just went blackberry picking this morning and had a great time as well. And we also went with the dark colored clothing which was a good plan. We freeze a lot of our fruit and use it in smoothies later. Because there is not enough pancakes or pies for 8 lbs of berries:)!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute photos. And what good foresight to wear dark colors. I would have put everyone in white or something stupid like that and then cursed later over the stains. Oh the learning curve in this parenting arena!!
ReplyDeleteOh and I finally made gifs for my last post! I thought of you! What program do you use?
Oh I LOVE fresh blueberries! Yum!
ReplyDeleteBlueberries is Carter's FAVORITE but man does it do some wicked things to his poop! Great pictures!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. Tay loves blueberries. And since they are considered one of the few elite "superfoods", that makes us very happy!
ReplyDeleteMan, I'm impressed! You actually made 3 different recipes with your blueberries. The few times I've gathered a ton of fruit (be it peaches, apples, whatever), I also VOW to do something with them. But I end up eating a handful, giving away a bunch, and (sadly) throwing some away because they went bad.
ReplyDeleteBlueberry muffins...that takes me to a real happy place.
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Mmm .. the blueberry muffins look delicious! It's been a while since I have had one of those. Yum! What a fun day for the whole family.
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What a fun trip! My little man LOVES his blueberries, too!
ReplyDeleteYou could always switch up the pancakes for waffles! :)
Maegan
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What a fun family outing! I love all the photos! That's great that Drew enjoyed it so much :-)
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to do a trip like this, they look like so much fun. Thanks for sharing, think ill have to go goggle a place to take the family now.
ReplyDeleteThe blueberry farm I pick at is opening July 22nd and I am SOOOO excited! You pictures are beautiful :) Looks like a great trip!
ReplyDeleteSamantha is addicted to blueberries. And I'm okay with that ;) YUM!
ReplyDeleteLooks like so much fun!!! I like to freeze the blueberries and then blend them with plain greek yogurt and honey - homemade froyo!
ReplyDeleteYum! Blueberries are awesome! I've concocted a delicious adult beverage using: blueberries, lemonade, vodka, and a lavender sprig. In case you need to use up those berries :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun outing! Yum, yum!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Love the pictures!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like so much fun! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun! I've never been blueberry picking before.
ReplyDeleteSO fun! I wish we lived somewhere where we could do berry picking! When we go back to visit family (In MI) we are definitely going to pick berries - reminds me of home and my childhood:).
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