Strawberry Fields & Mother's Day

It was a beautiful weekend to celebrate mother's day.  This year, Theresa decided she wanted to check out the Virginia State Arboretum near Winchester, VA in the Shenandoah valley.  As luck would have it, there was a plant sale this weekend with numerous vendors.  Aunt Gayle joined in for the Virginia road trip as we headed west.

The Arboretum was lovely with beautiful views of the mountains.  The weather was warm and Anna got a new hat to keep the sun off her head.  She now has her own  gardening hat.  After enjoying a picnic lunch on the grounds and checking out some of the trails, the next stop was Berryville, Virginia for strawberry picking.

Thanks to the warm weather, it was peak time to pick delicious strawberries.  Aunt Gayle declared that she was not bending over to pick the berries (apparently she has something against migrant work), but instead acted as strawberry spotter.  Everyone enjoyed taste-testing the berries.  After picking over 8 pounds of berries, we headed back to the main area and enjoyed some strawberry ice cream.

In addition to the road trip, Anna made her mom a picture frame at school.  Joe picked up some flowers, complete with rubber snakes (it should be noted that Theresa requested the rubber snakes to keep the birds from building a nest in her hanging baskets on the front porch).  Nothing says "I love you" like rubber snakes.

Anna & Aunt Gayle
Dad & Anna picking strawberries
Aunt Gayle inspecting strawberries





The Mother's Day Snake Bouquet
Happy Mothers Day!

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