Blackberries!!!

Every year, I try to take the kids to one of the local farms in the area and have them pick blackberries.  I think it's so important for children to learn where food actually comes from - not just the produce section in the grocery store.  Plus, I just plain love picking blackberries!  The place we went last year, Blackberries of Houston, was all out of blackberries by Memorial Day weekend, so we drove just a bit farther to the Matt Family Orchard.  We had to walk a bit farther, but overall we still had a great time!

Sammy and Grayson had a great time palling around!

And Sophia enjoyed eating blackberries!

As did Sammy - look at that bucketful of blackberries!

Sammy, Sophia, Bailey and Grayson

What a great day - after picking to our heart's (and heat's) content, we loaded up and headed to an air-conditioned restaurant.  Yes, we enjoyed our trip down Memory Lane, but at the same time, it's way too hot!  Too bad blackberry season has to be in the hottest part of the year!