Blueberry Picking

We had such a fun time picking blueberries on Friday. Ella and Evan thought it was like an Easter egg hunt, which is Ella's specialty!! It was a warm day, but very enjoyable with a nice cool breeze. I'm thinking we need to go back in about a week to stock up for winter and freeze them. We only got about 3 lbs, but I'm thinking if I sit my camera down for a bit we could get a serious amount to last us for a while! Here's the little munchkins all set to explore and gather! :)

Evan didn't want to hold hands for some reason, but Ella was trying hard!

Grandma showing them how it's done!

Showing me how much he has so far...

Looking at all the rows of blueberries...

This was the smile he gave me when I realized he was eating more blueberries than collecting in his bucket! :)

Some more "little tastes". ;)

TONS of juicy berries-- yum!

Off to Mama Bear's house to give her blueberries to make a blueberry pie. These kids are so funny! :)

Happy guy!

Bean's bucket. Had to remind her to only get the big, blue ones!!

Lots of exploring to do!

LOVE that sweet face!

Even more happiness when the coloring table and books were available!!

Almost 3 lbs!

Is there a more handsome little guy!?!

Finger Painting Fun!

Ella and Evan had lots of fun finger painting this week! It was so fun to watch them and see how differently they do things. This is true for most things they do, but it was noticeable with the painting too. Ella is all over the place, making sure paint gets into every nook and cranny (just like she does when she colors... she's very thorough!). Evan is pretty mellow about it and just kind of plays with it. I love hearing them explain what they're coloring too. Most times, they are coloring a "Big (or sometimes "little") Moon", a flower, or food. :) It's interesting to see what colors they chose as well. They each had their own plate with the same colors, but they both chose very different colors-- LOVE it! And then they always like the "clean up" part and washing their hands with the "wash your hands" song. They were super excited to see their artwork hanging up on the fridge and couldn't wait for daddy to come home and show it off! Next time we'll be making some new colors, likely some orange for Bean... her all time favorite color!! :)

Evan and his "cheese" smile!

Evan's is on top and Ella's below! :)