We picked up boxes and checked out the pricing.  The price seemed reasonable to me.  Later in the weekend, I found $2.99 a pound for CA strawberries on sale in the local grocery store.  To the right is the view of the field as we approached.  The farm was well organized and staffed.

It was L and L’s first time picking.  My niece was really into it.  Both kids did just fine.

I was surprised to end up with almost 12 pounds of berries.  It was very hot and sunny and that made for some tough picking.  We learned on our way out that they were about to turn on the sprinklers.  At $2.59 a pound, we spent $28 on berries.  They have been delicious.  We ate quite a few at my sister’s house this weekend.  We also made strawberry lemonade spritzers to drink.  In addition, I froze a gallon or so.  On our way out, I wanted to check out the U-Pick Swiss chard and spinach.  I had never picked either one.  I knew that I could just eat some spinach for lunch, so we spent a few minutes in the field.

We ended up picking 72 cents worth of spinach.  It was really an afterthought!

Larriland had a nice barn market near the entrance to the fields.  They sell cheese, produce and other items.  I bought some Italian Colby Cheese that was really good. Near the barn, there were port-a-potties set up with running water sinks.  There weren’t restrooms in the fields as far as we could tell.

Unfortunately, there was an accident near the entrance during our stay.  It looked like everyone was ok, but 2 cars were towed.

We had a good time and we’d visit the farm again.  This farm offers U-Pick in many different items.  I could see me taking the kids there again in June and July when I am in town.  I’m hoping for blueberries next!

I had just enjoyed a great brunch at Lucky’s Café and was all ready for their arrival.  I had planned numerous activities, knowing that everyone would have a great time if I kept them all busy.  Nick and Sally would be skipping naps and that’s always like playing Russian Roulette.

First up was playing with snow. Once again we brought in snow from outside and everyone had a blast playing with it in the comfort of our home.  I had purchased some straw construction kits on clearance and they went well with the snow.

At some point, I decided that red hot candies might make good smiles.  Sally was eager to try them out.  We already had Cheerios out for the eyes.

If you give kids Cheerios, red hot candies and snow, you may wind up with gross looking pink mushy water.  It still cleans up easily.

After playing with the snow, it was time for a break.  Everyone enjoyed Wallace and Gromit along with some popcorn.  I tried out microwave popcorn in a brown bag.  It turned out fine.  One of the Muppet Movies made an appearance as well.  While they cleaned up, I sopped up the melted snow with an ultra absorbent cloth and caught up on the dishes.

After the movie time, we had more craft time.  This time we had play dough, coloring books, sticky sticks, and rocket designing.

My niece was more interested in Stephen’s project to remove our magnet locks from our cupboards.  She ended up using the screwdriver and taking most of them off for us.

I’m glad everyone had such a great time.  The cousins don’t get together too often, but we are looking forward to more time with them this summer.