So far, it has been a busy little summer for my girls and me. Today is purposefully a stay at home and catch up day. Yesterday, we went to Gizdich Ranch, and we picked a bear's worth of berries! First strawberries. They are so delicious and sweet and I couldn't stop myself from picking nearly every perfectly red one I saw, so we left with a pretty good haul - at least 6lbs. Next was boysenberries and ollalieberries. Again, any dark and juicy berry I saw had to be dropped in my bucket. I had to drag myself away with likely more than enough berries for our little family. Holly and Greta really enjoyed berry picking, despite the chilliness. And then as an added bonus, after lunch, they got to play hard with friends. Both daughters thanked me sincerely for taking them berry picking and then they mentioned it in their prayers last night too. My momma heart is full knowing that my girls had a great day.

We read Blueberries for Sal at bedtime last night. It felt appropriate even though we weren't picking blueberries and there were no bears. Holly and Greta quite enjoyed the story as did I and the illustrations truly are caldecot worthy.

So far, summer has been truly wonderful.