Trip to Kings Orchard

So, north of Tomball in a little town called Todd Mission is a place called Kings Orchard.  You can pick strawberries, blueberries,  blackberries, figs, butterhead lettuce, broccoli, flowers, etc.... all when they are in season.  Right now strawberries and butterhead lettuce are ripe for the picking.  Check out their website, if you want to go visit.  http://www.kingsorchard.com/

They have wagons you can pull the kids and  your "pickings" in and rows and rows of crops, as far as the eye can see. :)

Sophie wanted to pull Lydie, of course.  So, here they are beginning our adventure, empty boxes and all.  (You have to use their boxes to put your pickings in.  You pay by the weight, so they automatically remove the weight of their boxes, so you are only paying for the fruit).







It was much cooler than I thought it would be and windy too, so I knew this would not be a long visit.
We picked a few heads of lettuce and then headed to the strawberry field.  In the picture below you can see both girls, Sophie is much farther down the row.

Here are a few more pictures of the cutest strawberry pickers I've ever seen!

At one point Lydia decided it was time to go (I think she was a bit chilly), so she said, "Mama, Go!" and ran back to the wagon and climbed in.

As I didn't come fast enough, she climbed out and came to get me, with her arms flailing in the air.

I told Sophie it was time to go, but she had to pick just one more!

After we checked out and paid for our pickings, I asked the cashier to take our picture.
Isn't it cute?  (Although Lydia looks like she's in one of those Western pictures where they tell you not to smile, but look straight at the camera).


















If you haven't been out to Kings Orchard before, it is worth the trip.  It isn't nearly as far as I thought it would be and the girls really enjoyed themselves.

Love,
Michelle