Cherry Picking!

Dear Logan,

Our weekend has been filled with a lot of fun lately.  Every weekend, there's something to do. This one, we're going cherry picking in Gilroy.  Auntie Rachel has invited us to join her and her friends at Buckley Farm for some end of the season cherry picking.  This was our first time, so we're not quite sure what to expect. I went to the website and found out that June 18 was the last day of the season for some cherry picking.  Right on time!

Auntie Rachel and her friends were running late, so we killed some time at the Premium Outlet in Gilroy.  We were going to stop by after picking cherries to buy your brother some clothes any way.  Now it was even better, as we weren't as tired.  We got to the outlet a little before 10 a.m. and most stores were still closed.  After walking around for a while, the stores started to open. We bought Aidan a new pair of shoes and some summer clothes. I also checked out some school uniform and made a mental note to come back before September. Afterwards, we met up with Auntie Rachel and her friends at the farm at around 11:30 a.m.

When we got there, we saw some people with their step stools and ladders.  Then we realized most of the cherries worth picking were high up in the trees.  Since it's the end of the season, most cherries were gone and the ones that were low enough for us to pick weren't as ripe.  Well, we made the best of our experience and had a lot of fun.  We jumped and pulled, and managed to pick more than 6 lbs of cherries.  I learned that the trick was to look from under the trees, as some ripe ones were hiding under the leaves, and low enough for us to pick.  We all had tons of fun.  Even Aidan were able to pick some cherries off the branches, while Daddy and Mommy were pulling down the branches for him.  I noticed that most other cherry pickers were Asians.  Mmm.... I wonder why.  I bet the price at $2.75/lb was the motivation.  I didn't think they were coming for the experience, esp. when you didn't have kids to bring along.

The weather was perfect!  Usually it was pretty warm in Gilroy in the summer.  I was a little concerned as we were picking the cherries right at midday.  Luckily, it wasn't too hot.  By the end of our adventure and after a not-so-tasty lunch at Applebees, we headed home.  It's good that we already did our shopping.  We would not have any energy left after a day of cherry picking.

Love,
Mommy