Strawberry Picking and Learning Tree Farm

We dove right into fun, summer activities on the first "official" day of Summer break! Our morning started off with strawberry picking at Monnin's with our good friends, Meghan, Dan, and Ian. It was a beautiful day and there were lots of strawberries so both girls quickly filled their buckets. We ended up with over 4 lbs of strawberries!

the fruits of our labor - no pun intended ;)

Originally, we were just going to go home after strawberry picking, but...we spontaneously decided to stop by Learning Tree Farm before heading home. Natalie and I had been recently but Olivia and Yusaku hadn't been for a couple years. It's a neat farm because you are allowed to go in the stalls with the animals and pet all of them. We got up close and personal with donkeys, horses, sheep, and chickens.

Mother Daughter Tea "Party"

To celebrate the end of the school year and to have a little one-on-one time with my big girl, I took Olivia to Communitea, a little tea room not too far from where we live. This was our first time here and we enjoyed it. We had the high tea, complete with delicious scones topped with cream and jam at the end. 

We also had a little fashion after we finished eating with some of the hats, gloves, and necklaces they have for this purpose. When the owner had asked Olivia initially if she wanted to try on a hat or some jewelry, she said no, but she eventually changed her mind and I could barely drag her away! See the various hats below!

It's always nice to get some one-on-one time with my girls! :)

May Phone Pics

May was a crazy busy month between Olivia's ballet rehearsals and recital, end of the school year activities, wrapping up the MOMs Group year with our Spring Picnic, going to Fort Wayne for my great aunt's funeral, and That Day in May! Here are some of the pictures of all the things we did in between the craziness.

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