A Berry Beautiful Day

We spent our first official day of summer picking blueberries at one of our favorite places-The Butler Family Orchard.  Any day of blueberry picking must begin with reading one of our favorite books, Blueberries for Sal.

There is nothing more delicious than picking your own fresh fruit.  When Nash tasted his first blueberry he excitedly exclaimed, "I never knew that blueberries could be so heavenly!"  

  

When we got home we made blueberry pancakes and blueberry freezer jam together.

Recipe:

4 Cups Whole Blueberries

5 Tablespoons Pectin

2 1/4 Cup Sugar

Sterilize freezer jars by boiling them with their lids for 3 minutes.  Place 4 cups of washed blueberries into the food processor and liquefy.  Combine sugar and pectin and then add liquefied blueberries. Stir with a whisk for 3 minutes. Pour into jars leaving at least 1/2 inch at the top for expansion in the freezer.  Seal jars and let set at room temperature for at least 1 hour before freezing.

Perfect Day...Almost

Last weekend the weather was nice and cool, especially for the first of June. We went to Butler's Orchard and picked strawberries.  I have never tasted such strawberry perfection.  We ate at least a pound while we were picking and brought another 3 lbs home. They were gone within 24 hours. No wonder Harley kept saying, "I have a tummy ache!"

 

After picking we found this amazing place in Germantown, Maryland called Adventure Park. It had a wooden castle, a ship, a rock wall and lots of other fun things. The boys played Harry Potter for hours, while I did my best to keep Harley safe. She believes that anything her brothers can do, she can too. It was an almost perfect day, if only we didn't have to go home to a messy house without daddy.