We arrived at Cider Hill farm to the smell of cider donuts cooking so instead of heading right out for the fields, we took a quick detour to some warm donuts. They did not disappoint. Pretty sure I’ve mentioned it before, but cider donuts must be tossed in that fine sugar, not be plain. Cider Hill meets this criteria, thank goodness. A cider donut without the sugar coating is no cider donut at all. Other farms, get in line! After we ate one, we bought a few more for the folks at home. A good start. We got up to the cashier for our pick-your-own container and she held two different ones asking, “Blueberries or raspberries?” Parker loves both, but I think favors raspberries. To the raspberry bushes we went! Would you believe it was my first time ever picking raspberries? Believe it, I’m telling you the truth.
I was wearing Anders and he started fussing, so I began nursing him. He fell asleep so I held him while we walked through the fields, having the whole place to ourselves. It was so quiet, just me and Parker and a sleeping Anders, and rows and rows of raspberry bushes for us to pick from. He’d start talking to me, “Member when Lux and me went in that forest with the cave?” He puts one on his finger, “Wook, Mom! Raspberry hat!” “This is not a good one,” as he twists the raspberry around to reveal some unripened sides. I respond with my own little stories and shared memories, like the last time we went berry picking! “Anders was in my belly, remember that buddy?” He did.
At one point he looks up to me munching and he says, “What is in woo mouth?” “A raspberry.” “You have to wait till we get home!” Such a rule-follower. We took turns holding the carton of raspberries. Once Anders fell asleep, I was one-handed so, if the stem came off with the picked raspberry, he’d help me pull it off before I put it in the carton. Sweet teamwork. As we walked back to the farm to pay for our raspberries, he told me he had a good day. He loved the one on one. I did too. He’s such a little buddy.
You are quite a team, never fail to make me smile. And Parker (and Anders) seems to be the perfect companions for the first raspberrie picking ever. I'm glad you had a good time.
The sweetest!
So cute! We just went raspberry picking the other day -so much fun and I ate too many raspberries
Happy Medley
This warms my heart — and resonates so much with my experience of my days with my son too. Beautiful and sweet in every way. I love the picture of you three, Anders asleep, in those quiet raspberry fields. Glad you soaked it all in.
This makes me excited for having a little buddy someday. 🙂 Just married for 2 months today and still thinking and praying through the whole when to start a family thing, but reading your posts help me know motherhood is something I want as part of my life.
P.S. where are your necklaces from? I have a feeling you posted about them in the past and went looking for a link, but cannot find it. Thank you!
barberry and lace!! (and thanks for your sweet comment Esther!)
That place looks amazing! I need to take my little one next year…she loves her grandma's garden and helping. She would just love picking berries! I need to find one near-ish here. I live in the desert so it would probably be a couple of hours away, but I just found something to do next summer! And she'll be five next July. I wish I could take her now!
I love your blog. What bliss that looks like.
Erika
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