Strawberry Pie

The strawberries keep coming!  Doug and I have put multiple bags in the freezer, and we have had multiple bowls of ice cream as well as milkshakes; therefore, we were needing something different.  

You can never go wrong with pie!

*excuse Dallas' red and swollen eyes...his allergies are getting the best of him these last two weeks

Until next time...

Strawberries and Ice Cream

What do you do when you have a flat full of fresh strawberries?  Top a bowl of ice cream with them!

Until next time...

First Strawberries

The other day when I was mowing, I noticed the strawberries were beginning to ripen.  Today, we all headed out to the patch to see if there were any worth picking.  Needless to say, we found a few...

Until next time...

Random May Photos

One of the most fun parts about having two girls - getting to dress them alike every now and then.  Reba thinks it is the absolute coolest thing!

One day on Doug's way home from work, he found this guy sitting in the road!  Apparently, it seemed like a great idea to bring him home...

Jep lived with us for a couple weeks before we released him back into a creek.  He was fun for a while, but then he started stinking up the barn!

Our strawberry patch did amazing this year!  I was able to freeze multiple gallon sized bags of berries to use in milkshakes throughout the next year, and I was able to make a few of these gems...

Julianne loves it when Dallas holds her (even if both of them have a hard time sitting still for more than 1 minute)

Reba and one of the many flower bouquets she picked for me this spring

Lastly, to end our month, Dallas had some major dental work done (two teeth pulled and two crowns).  We were so blessed that he did amazingly well with the procedure, as well as the recovery.  He goes back in June to have work done on the other side of his mouth.

Until next time...

Fun Friday Fotos - Warrick County Fair

After the ultrasound and monthly baby doctor appointment, we all headed over to the Warrick County Fair.  We had never been, and we were just curious to check it out.  Of course, wouldn't you know, we picked the hottest day of the summer (thus far) to go!  Doug was also interested in watching the poultry judging that was that afternoon.  I believe the gears are turning for when the kiddos get to be of 4-H age!

We headed to the poultry and rabbit area first.  In the corner of the barn were a couple of turkeys, one being a big tom.  The owner was kind enough to get out "Big Tom" for the kiddos to pet.  The young man informed us that he raised the pair since they were a few days old (they are now 5 years old), and that "Big Tom" was very gentle and would follow him around like a puppy!  Dallas loved it - Reba watched from a distance.

After looking at a few chickens, we decided we needed a drink.  Lemonade Shake-ups sure hit the spot on a hot afternoon!

Off to see the rabbits

We then continued through the rest of the livestock.  This young lady was giving her calf, "Molly" a drink as we passed by, and she asked if the kiddos would like to pet her.

Of course, they loved the goats!

We found it interesting to see this wooly one at the fair...

Another goat (that the kiddos found silly because it was sitting like a dog)

We ended our afternoon at the fair with some homemade ice cream and strawberries

Yumm-o!

Until next time...

Strawberries!

This is only the second year for our strawberries, but they sure have done well!

This was the first night we picked...

We all enjoyed a bowl of ice cream and berries that night

The next night we enjoyed a strawberry pie

Then, after the next pickin', I made 15 jars of strawberry jam.

And after the third pickin', I made 9 jars of strawberry-rhubarb jam and froze about a gallon-sized bag of berries to use in pies later!

Until next time...

Yumm-O

On Friday morning my friend Carla called and invited the kiddos and I to join her and her girls at the local strawberry patch.

It's hard to believe that the strawberry season is almost over - and it's barely the middle of May! (It's typically just starting at this time)  But the berries were red and juicy and sweet - and we were able to come home with 8+ pounds!

Dallas helped me in the kitchen that afternoon.  He smashed the strawberries as we prepared to make 12 jars of jam.

I also made a pie...

And the rest we ate straight from the container!

Until next time...I'll be watching my own patch grow