U Pick Strawberries

Yesterday we took the boys to Jacquemin Farms to pick strawberries. It was a lot of fun. Cedric had a blast looking under leaves for treasure.  Heath needed a little help figuring out which ones were ok to pick and which needed to be left on the plant. The only down side was that it isn’t an organic farm so we could not eat as we picked.

Both boys ended up with red fingers by the end of the day and we took 6 quarts of strawberries home for $12  – not a bad deal especially when you add in the entertainment factor for the kids.

We ate one quart at the bunny park and Alissa made a yummy gluten free strawberry pie. Unfortunately I gave the boys some pie after dinner which resulted in keeping them up for a LOOOONNNG time.

Not sure what we are going to do with the rest – any ideas?

Gluten Free Ice Cream Cones

I have Celiac Disease.

This means that my body is Gluten Intolerant and has trouble processing Gluten which is in Wheat, Barley,  Rye, and Oats. I found out a couple years ago when my dad was diagnosed with it.

Since it is a hereditary trait we have kept the boys away from gluten as well. Being gluten free is not easy, but it has gotten easier over the past year or so thanks to new labeling requirements.

Anyway, Alissa got some GF Ice Cream Cones from a friend and tonight we had Cones for dessert. This was the first time the boys had Cones before. Usually we just get ice cream in bowls.

They were real good. I could not tell that they were GF which is pretty amazing.

Now I just need to find out if any local ice cream shops will let me bring my own cones.

I love summer!