Blackberry Rope Spin

Today it seemed a really long time before we finally left the house to head up to Pops and Grannys, but it all worked out for the best.

The blackberries were perfectly ripe from the mild summer and recent rain so the boys and I started the day picking berries. It's so great that they remembered how to pick fruit from last year and were both able to pick a basket without any major injuries. However, with the sun blinding me and the berries invisible with my sunglasses on I only got two baskets (and a wicked thorn in my palm) before I literally burned out. Later in the evening Cliff went out to collect some more berries so that "I wouldn't think he was reaping from all my hard work" and we ended up with half a bushel of berries to take home.

Granny did her picking a previous day and made us the most delicious Texas style cobbler. I don't like lemon flavor at all (this recipe had a good amount of lemon taste) but it was super delicious. I greatly enjoyed a very large slice.

It ended up as such a relaxing day. The kids all played together and I just got to enjoy watching everyone have fun. We discovered a new game on this visit, spinning the rope swing up and letting Alex spin out then make him walk. Cliff tried it too and said it was horrible. Naturally, I had to call out his wimpy-ness and I got on as well. It was more fun than a carousel, but impossible to walk afterwards- worse than being intoxicated. I'll stick to watching Alex spin to near sickness for now.