Scenes from Our Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend, it was literally so much fun. On Saturday we decided to take C to do the Strawberry tour at Tanaka Farms and we all had a blast. We had done this earlier this year with their watermelon tour, and this time we got to pick our own strawberries. C loved the wagon ride and trying all the veggies along the way. She especially loved the carrots and cilantro. Then we headed over to the patch and picked two pounds of strawberries. I think eating them was her favorite part, she just kept picking and stuffing them in her face and when we left she was covered in strawberry juice. On our way out we indulged in some delicious grilled corn and she munched away on mine, lesson learned we need to buy 3 next time. Haha.

Then after nap, the peanut kept asking to go into the pool so we took her over there. She is a fantastic little swimmer, its so cool to watch. I guess those swim lessons are truly paying off. We had her in floaties so she could feel a little more confident and so Steve could relax a bit more out there with her. She was on her back rolling over, jumping in, and going under water like a real pro. I can't wait to see where she is at this summer.

Sunday we had to head over to Daddies store and help him with a few work things, but we did stop for doughnuts on the way to ease the blow. Our little helper was so great while we were there and made the whole thing pain free. Then when we got home she promptly passed out. Steve made the most amazing fried rice for dinner using some of the veggies we picked up at the farm.
All and all it was an awesome weekend, I miss it already. Looking forward to another family fun weekend. Hope you all had a fabulous one!
XOXO

Orange Picking

Happy Monday Everyone! So as I mentioned in my last post we thought it would be fun to take C orange picking this weekend, and oh boy were we right. I got all the info from OC Mom Blog which you can find here. It was a blast, we have taken her apple, pear and pumpkin picking since she was a baby and she LOVES it. So when I read about orange picking we were all in. We went to the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center. It's located pretty much in the Irvine Regional Park, which isn't too far from us. The groves were so beautiful and the weather was perfect. To my surprise we were able to do lemons too! Plus they had meyer lemons my favorite! C walked around like she owned the place and loved every second. If you're local I highly encourage you to check this place out. 

Here are some of the details. They plan to do this though out the month of march, so we want to head back for sure. It was so much fun not to mention the fruit was so delicious and fresh, you can't beat off-the-tree oranges and lemons here in Orange County! They are currently doing it every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. They plan to do it into March, but may continue into April crop permitting. The cost for the a bag was $15 and $4 it you wanted any specialty citrus, like mandarins. Which I highly recommend they are delicious. The large $15 bag you can fill with both oranges and lemons as much will fit! 

Happy Picking! 

Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center, 2 Irvine Park Rd, Orange, CA 92869

XOXO