It's strawberry pickin' time

It's that time of year again when the strawberries are ripe, delicious, and ready for pickin'.

The kids and I are flying solo while S is out of town, so I talked some friends of ours into tagging along for the ride to Hardy Berry Farms in Anderson, SC.

(Turned out to be a very long ride. In pure Bethany style, what should have taken us thirty mintues, turned into an hour and a half).



By the time we found the place, we only had a couple of willing participants to pick strawberries.




Don't be fooled by this picture...what looks to be an innocent hug is really G tackling Allie while she was picking strawberries.

I think he tried to change tunes and turn a take down into a hug when he realized the eyes in the back of my head were watching him.




Despite the obstacles of a tackling brother, Allie managed to pick out the sweetest red ripe strawberries.

She picked them all this year while I chased Gabe. G wanted nothing to do with it...he was too busy throwing the rotten ones laying on the ground.



I just love this little girl. S is a spittin' image of her adorable momma. S is a little shy but as sweet as they come.

Pretty sure she has a crush on Gabe. She thinks he's cute....



An hour and a half drive there....and the kids were finished picking strawberries in 15 mintues.




Our happy bunch.

G has a horrible cough, and has been extra, extra, extra, extra. extra (okay that's enough) fussy today. I think this pic was taken right after he fell and busted his lip. Can't a momma get a break?

Thanks guys for coming along for the ride!!!! We enjoyed your company. (Thank you A for leading us home, otherwise, no telling how long it would have taken!)