flower fields and strawberry fields forever

We spent the weekend in Carlsbad, California.  It was our first time staying in Carlsbad, and we loved it! We stayed at the cutest little hotel called the Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort.  Perfect location. Food, shopping, beach and fun within walking distance. My favorite part of the hotel were the fire pits outside that you could lounge around. Sitting by a fire is one of my all time favorite things to do.  

While were were there we decided to go to the Carlsbad Flower Fields.  I have always wanted to go, and I am so glad we did!  It is stunning.  So much beauty in one place.  I didn't know how long we would actually be able to stay with the kids, but they had so much fun.  When we entered the fields they gave the kids a little passport to stamp. The kids had to find the different areas all around the fields to get a stamp.  After you got them all, the passport gave you a $1.00 off of the mining activity.  So, for $3.00 the kids were able to "pan for gold".  This was their favorite part!  They didn't find gold, but they did find different kinds of rocks, minerals and crystals. Rose Quartz, and Dalmation stone were their favorites.  Doing this activity set the theme of the weekend.  The rest of the time they were all about ROCKS! 

After the flower fields we went a couple blocks away to pick strawberries at the U-Pick Carlsbad Strawberry Company Fields.  Our kids LOVE strawberries and have always wanted to pick them themselves. Their dreams came true! Its amazing how much better they taste straight from the fields! So delicious.  I love my daughter Jocelyn's face in the last picture.  It was her first bite of the strawberry, and it was pure heaven. Next time we go I will not dress my kids in white! Oops. Strawberry juice everywhere!