Jammin' in Berryland

It's strawberry season! Summerville's Charpia Farms has a fantastic crop this year (see pic), so we've picked twice already this May. Once with Alex, Chase, and Alex's mom; once with the grandparents Boespflug.

Jamberry is one of our favorite children's books. Chance particularly likes the train, "trainberry, trackberry, clickety-clackberry." The twins always consume a few of the berries they pick--yes, before paying (but usually after paranoid Mommy pours a bit of water over them to "wash" them). Hey, Mommy gives Charpia Farms a load of free word-of-mouth publicity, which more than makes up for the digested ones, right? Ahem . . . And, unfortunately, the only hat Mommy could find quickly for Chance was this camo one that Daddy bought last year . . . Don't ask.

A girl on a mission.

We also went to Boone Hall's strawberry festival where we bought some berries (the pick-your-own were already picked). Gracie rode the little train ALL BY HERSELF; Chance wouldn't go for it. She braved the ride without a smile and then burst into tears when Mommy picked her up after it was over. The cry didn't last long, though. Mommy praised her brave little girl.

Daddy and Grace eating at the festival.

Cute outfits from Grandma Boespflug!

At Wannamaker Park, Chance climbed and ran down this big hill over and over . . . and slept well at naptime! (Of course, by the time Mommy filmed it, he'd decided to investigate other children playing on the top of the hill--hence, Mommy's worried call.)

The first time we noticed Gracie really looking at her shadow (video is from Feb.)! Mommy wonders if she sees the shadow a bit differently because of her nystagmus--a potential issue for those with that condition. And around this same time, she panicked over shadows on the wall in her room at night too, telling us "no shadows" and prompting us to block light that made shadows on her walls or ceiling. Of course, it's too early to understand her vision fully. Hopefully, the fear of shadows is a normal "kid thing" that she'll grow out of. :)