Guests, Strawberries, and Ducks!

When Matt worked at GE in Roanoke he became friends with a man named Vitaly.  In doing activities with him and his wife Violetta the four of us became friends.  Since Roanoke Vitaly and Violetta have moved to Northern Virginia and we moved to Harrisonburg.  So we are still "fairly" close to each other in driving distance.  We have tried to get together at least a few times each year to do an activity (usually involving u-pick fruit!)

This past month they came to our house on Friday night and we had a great time playing board games while the kids slept.

 The next morning we woke early to find some strawberries to pick.

 On our second try, we found a patch that was open and willing to let us pick.

 Grace was a big helper in picking.

 Glen just marched up and down and up and down and up and down the rows.

 We all found a large amount of wonderful strawberries (and not too many of them ended up in our stomachs).

Afterward we went to the local farmers market to see the fresh produce and what else they sell.
As Matt, Glen, Vitaly, and Violetta were shopping, Grace and I were tracking down a duck and her nine ducklings.  It was a fun adventure.

Good friends, great food, wonderful times!  You can't ask for much more :)