Cherry Picking in Door County

A couple weeks ago, both Ellis & I experienced one of our first "firsts" together... cherry picking!

Earlier in the day, we took Ellis to The Farm (pics to come soon!) and we weren't ready to call it a day yet, so Zac had the impromptu idea to go cherry picking.  Ellis was so good at apple picking in fall & strawberry picking in June, we thought hey... why not?

It was a great idea, butttttt it was also 90 degrees that Sunday, with like 85% humidity.  I legitimately sweated through my shirt, but by golly we had fun!

We went to Robertson's Orchards & picked 2 varieties of sweet cherries and raspberries...I highly recommend!   I typically don't really care for cherries, but these were good.

You can't cherry pick & not taste test!

A sweet, summer treat and an even sweeter memory. <3

The day Ellis turned into a strawberry.

You know that part in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory when Mrs. Beauregarde shouted, "Violet, you're turning Violet!" as her daughter was turning into a giant blueberry & they had to roll her away?

That is basically what happened to Ellis in the strawberry patch.  Every single time I looked at him, he was eating a strawberry.  The green stem & all...  I literally had to drag him out of the patch when we were done picking.

This here folks, is a real life kid turning into a strawberry...

I'm happy to report that it only took 2 days for the strawberry stains to go away on his chin & hands.  He is back to his normal self, but still lovvvveeessss strawberries!

Ellis, the flower farmer.

I unpacked these bib overalls from the hand-me-down bin from my sister's kids the other day, and I immediately put them on Ellis.  They are still way too big for him at this point, but I don't even care.  Vintage OshKosh B'gosh Denim Overalls... enough said.

When I threw these beauts on Ellis, he immediately transformed to Old McEllis, who takes his flower farmin' quite serious, might I add.  Anything that blooms, he considers a gem.  Dandelion, Queen Anne's lace, clover -- they are all keepers in Ellis's book.  He waters them, he talks to them, he feels them... heck, he even eats them.

See a typical day-in-the-life of Ellis, the flower farmer.

When's the last time an outfit transformed you... or made you this happy?  

Just sayin'... maybe we all need to step up our game.

How To Eat Cake

How to Eat Cake

a photo story, by Ellis.

 

Literal proof that you can have your cake, and eat it too.