Ode to a Strawberry!

Our Memorial Day was really special this year! It is tradition to head down to the cemetery with grandma and grandpa 

{and usually cousins} to leave flowers. 

My kids really look forward to this!

This year, we left in the morning and headed out to the strawberry fields in Carlsbad and had such a great time picking our own strawberries. The kids got buckets and started filling them up! They were also allowed to eat as many strawberries as they wanted while picking - so believe me there were a lot of red lips and smiles! I really enjoyed walking around and taking pictures of them having such a great time!

We did have a couple messy children when we were down berry picking! Bailey go stuck in a mud pile and was covered - the girls had berries all over their jeans and pants. I can't say that they really cared though as they loved being there and can't wait to go again!

After picking strawberries, we headed out to the cemetery!

I love that our kids enjoy this so much and 

want to help with decorating the graves with flowers. 

I hope they grow with a deep appreciation for their ancestors and what a great family they have!

We ended the day with some swimming in the spa at Grandma and Grandpa's and eating dinner with my family!

I even caught my cute Grandpa  swinging in the backyard!