Well this was one busy and HOT week. We headed out to Pungo Blueberry on Monday with some of our friends and Nanay. Good thing we went out early in the morning because it became a steamy day. It was our first blueberry/blackberry picking trip, ever and it was loads of fun. I especially enjoyed watching the kids play hide and seek through the aisles. I didn't enjoy having to chase them down the aisles as they drifted further away from me and the moms. Stella enjoyed picking until her basket got too heavy and Bro enjoyed eating the berries straight off the bushes. Nanay was left behind in the blueberry patch while we went to check out the blackberries. The blackberries weren't quite ready yet. The ones we did find were nice and sweet and juicy. Stella like to pick the sour ones and Bro liked to pick the red ones and eat them. We only got one basket of blackberries and they were gobbled up by the next day. When we went back to find Nanay, she was no where to be found so we circled both patches twice and found her hiding in the blueberry patch. When we took our pickings to the scale, we ended up picking almost 8lbs of blueberries. They were delicious! I made a blueberry cobbler and froze the rest of the berries.
Al's cousin was down from New England and we visited with them for a while at the beach. It was a perfect overcast day and the waves weren't too rough. The kids had lots of fun chasing and being chased by the water. It was nice to catch up for a while, but our trip was ended short because of a cranky little boy who was in desperate need of a nap.
That afternoon, we had enjoyed a family outing to the Tides game. Al's office had a client event at the park and we got to tailgate before the game and watched a few innings. We were able to watch a couple of trains go by the park up close. Bro was in awe of all the action going on once we were in our seats. I think his favorite thing was the music. Every time they played a song in between batters, he would dance a little jig. His favorite cheer was "Charge." Stella was just happy to have her own lemonade. We ended up leaving during the 3rd inning because the kids had ants in their pants.
Since it's been so hot this week, we haven't been to the pool or beach too much. I decided to take the kids to the beach one evening after dinner with my parents since Al had to work late. We drove down to Croatan beach and enjoyed an hour of playing in the sand and water. It was a beautiful night, light breeze on the beach and ocean was nice and calm. The kids got to dig a giant hole with Tatay and Bro tried to chase some waves.
The summer's almost gone, but we're going to enjoy every minute of what we have left before we get back to the routine of school.
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