Cinco de Mayo was celebrated by picking strawberries at Cal Poly Pomona. The university (Uncle Chuck's alma mater) has a large U-Pick strawberry field that welcomes kids and parents (or aunts) to pick the berries. 
Zach and Matt spent most of the time running in the mud and eating berries and dirt. Kate and Ashley understood the concept a little better and actually picked large, sweet RED strawberries. Turns out some were small and green but we picked those too!
After the strawberry picking was farm races. We ran up and down the fields getting dirty and sweaty. Matt enjoyed crawling up and down the stairs. He is becoming really mobile. He has great dexterity and said "up" when he went up the stairs.
By this time everyone was hungry despite eating half the strawberries we picked. Totaling $10 worth of berries for young Uncle James to eat! We corraled the kids and managed to escape the heat at Chick-Fil-A. This is a local fast food chain one step above McDonalds. They offer nutritious chicken selections that are a little less greasy than most fast food. The kids seemed to enjoy their nuggets. Which were scarfed before rushing off to the play place. Kate and Ashley climbed on all the equipment including the windy slides. Matt was able to climb up and down the big kid stairs and spent the entire afternoon navigating the equipment with speed and a HUGE smile. Both aunts even climbed up to chase him! And Zach had fun in the toddler area looking at himself in the wacky mirror and playing with the beads.
Matt says too many words now to count and uses them all in the correct context. He has definitely bonded with Aunt Tonya and wants her in his sight at all times. Especially in the busy restaurant. But as long as she is near he is extremely happy and willing to participate in just about anything. We couldn't wipe the grin off his face until he finally fell asleep on the car ride home!
It was a great day and so much fun spending time with this brood. I think its highlight of the week. Certainly the kids seem to enjoy it even if the moms are a bit exhausted.
Thanks to Aunt Tonya who documented the day with pictures you can view here:
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