strawberries

what's heaven for almost any toddler? free range in a strawberry patch! over 4th of july we traveled to eau claire and were able to go strawberry picking (for super cheap). initially when we arrived eli didn't know/understand where we were but it didn't take long. after about 5 minutes roaming the rows with grandpa he realized that they were laden with one of his favorite fruits. and if he asked grandpa for "berry peez" than he could have one. well it only took about 5 more minutes before he realized he could just cut out the middle man and go for the fruits himself. oh boy, watch out! he was like a kid in a candy shop! the squeals alone were entertainment enough! thankfully grandpa had the foresight to distract eli so he didn't gorge himself on strawberries (and gave him some time to get some red handprints on a shiny, white buick.) needless to say eli had a good time and we picked a ton of fruit to last us through the winter!