Blueberry Picking at Berry Patch Farms

Our favorite pumpkin patch, Berry Patch Farms, has a huge blueberry "patch" open to the public each summer where you can go and pick pounds of fresh blueberries. I thought the girls would love to see that you can get fresh produce other places besides Publix :)

Ava was really excited- she said that it felt like a secret garden underneath all the blueberry bushes.

It was a little unnerving at first- you could lose sight of the girls very easily...

Our next door neighbors went with us and they came prepared for the hot July sun in their cute hats! Megan loves blueberry pancakes, so she was determined to pick a lot of blueberries!

Michelle had Abby helping her pick blueberries- they made a good team. They ended up having the most in their bucket!

Caitlin in the background is sampling the blueberries that had fallen on the ground... sigh... At least these are fresh and aren't sprayed with any pesticides, so it's only dirt and bugs I have to worry about her eating :)

We were warned that there was poison ivy throughout the blueberry patch, so we all wore long pants and brought long sleeves to wear, but apparently we were the only ones concerned. Everyone else that was there picking blueberries was in tank tops and shorts!

Caitlin fluttered around helping everyone put blueberries in their bucket, but she had her arms full carrying her baby doll and didn't want to bother with her own bucket!

You can see the green ribbon on this bush- that meant that this bush had been checked and was clear of poison ivy.

The sun was very hot and the girls were over picking blueberries pretty quickly. Luckily, Berry Patch Farms has a great shaded playground for the kids to play on and cool off. Poor little Caitlin's face almost matches this swing! Thank goodness we had packed multiple juice boxes for everyone.

Of course, the tire swing is always fun! The girls begged me to keep spinning them around... and around... and around... and around... and around...

We can't wait for cooler weather and pumpkin season so we can go back and visit again!!