Blueberries

Trevor and James enjoy the summer's

first fresh berries!

Some friends of ours, Keith and Mandy, had planted some blueberry bushes in their yard. When we visited them, the kids thought that was the coolest thing. They wouldn't leave them alone and kept picking off all the berries and eating them. I fell in love with the idea of having fresh blueberries in our yard in the summertime. Last summer, I planted some blueberry bushes. They did pretty well and produced some fruit. This year is an entirely different story. The bushes have done wonderful and there are blueberries for everyone! They are finally getting ripe enough to eat. It has been a struggle keeping James and (especially) Lilly from picking the green berries. Everytime we go outside, they run over to the bushes to see how many are blue today and ready to eat! It's fun watching the kids get excited about planting, gardening, and eating what we grow! They are learning so much about our environment and having a blast doing it!