Friday, July 19, 2013

Summer Bucket List: peach picking

Monday afternoon we headed to Moffatt & Moffatt in Brentwood to pick some peaches. 

Sam heard we were going to a farm and decided cowboy attire was in order:


At our first stop, Maddie & Daddy got right to work. Cowboy had to poke around a bit.


And rest in the shade. It was 92 degrees and I think the leather chaps were making him a little hot...


Long-legged Maddie had no problem reaching the peaces and nectarines:


There was plenty of fruit to be found:


Sam found ladders and then he was all about the peach picking!


Ladders make the job SUPER FUN!



We may have done some sampling...


More ladder shots:



Orchard lines:



Maddie picked a little less than twenty pounds of peaches & nectarines all by herself!





Sam just had to check out the farm equipment. He is his Papa's boy!



We highly recommend Moffatt & Moffatt. The sweetest old lady talked and talked to us about her kids and grandkids while she made Evan smile. And at $1/pound, how can you go wrong??


With our load, I froze two bags of sliced, peeled peaches for smoothies, etc. I made two quarts of peach-infused vodka. I made peach ice cream. AND we gave lots away. The final fruit is in our basket on the counter, rapidly disappearing. 


1 comment:

{cuppakim} said...

i LOVE these pictures. the one of maddie holding out the peach is amazing!
makes me hungry for a sweet, juicy peach! :)

yum!