Mmmmm...strawberries!

Yesterday morning, Betty & I took the kids strawberry picking at a nearby patch. We only picked two baskets, but brought home 6 -- two was enough picking for the "experience". My only complaint was that there were a TON of bugs -- much more so than we ever ran into when blueberry picking last year. The kids had a good time, though. Here are a few snapshots of the outing:

This one cracked me up! "Grandma, there is something wrong with this one..."

And, yes, Lucy was along. She was on my back in the carrier, though, so no pics of her today!

I made two batches of jam yesterday afternoon. Reid was surprisingly helpful with this process. I managed to only burn myself once on the canner...something I do EVERY TIME I can. I can cook without incident most days, but I cannot can safely.

The jam is mostly for Jeremy. He loves strawberry jam and much prefers homemade to anything store bought. So, hopefully, the two batches will make it through until the next strawberry season, else I could have a grumpy hubby on my hands.

Now, what to do with the rest of the berries in my fridge...