Berry Picking

One of our favorite activities to do during the summer in Michigan is pick fruit.  This year has been tough because it is so hot that much of the fruit did not produce very well.  So far this year we have picked strawberries, blueberries twice, and blackberries.

Maya ready to pick....I mean eat!  This little stinker loves to go hide in the bushes and eat the blueberries.  Once I finally convinced her to stop and fill her bucket, she was actually my best helper.

Jadyn finds some good berries on the bottom of the bush

Bubby kind of wandered around...did some eating, some picking.  I was surprised how well he did at only picking the good berries.  When the girls were his age, they would often pick the unripe berries

See any ripe blackberries?  Nope?  Well, we had to really search for them and it was super hot and tiring work.  The blackberry cobbler made all the effort worthwhile :)

Wandering boy

Maya refused to drink water while picking the blackberries.  She does not like to be told what to do.  This is what she looked like after: completely hot and tired :(