Strawberry Pickin

If you have never eaten freshly picked Oregon strawberries, you are seriously missing out on a beautiful thing. They are so amazingly delicious. So much sweeter than the berries you get at the grocery store. So every summer we go and pick as many berries as possible. This year I'm up to 40 pounds of berries, but I think I may go back for more. I'm making half of them into jam, and the other half I freeze whole to use in desserts and smoothies. It's also a fun outing with the kids. Especially with the unseasonably cool weather we've been having. It's one thing that I'm glad that it's not super hot for!