Baby Bella's First Huckleberry

Being from Montana
I love huckleberries
&& just about anything with
huckleberry flavor--

    milkshakes. froyo. taffy.
           jam. fudge. pie. mousse.
    jelly beans. syrup. && wine.

Of course all of those ^^
are made in MT ...or close to.

I know I passed huckleberry season already
but one of my good friends
            {Shannon}
said she went hiking && found some!

Ripe. Plump. && Juicy Hucleberries.

At that moment I realized I needed
to get some
                     ASAP.

The next day I decided to take
Baby Bella huckleberry picking
for the first time.

I hiked a quarter of the way up a mountain
&& decided
they all had been picked
...or died.

But I wasn't giving up quite yet.

The next area we tried was
our secret money spot.
My sweet Momma and I
had picked huckleberries there before
so I knew they were there...
&& gave it a shot.

Whaddya know.
HUCKLEBERRIES!

Of course some had
fallen off, died or got eaten by
a bear... but there were some left!

MMM...look at my huck hands! :)

We picked for about 20 minutes
before Baby Bella got tired of picking
she was hungry and it was now close
to 8:45 pm. {Yes we went late}

Once we got home
                     I put some in a small bowl
                                           --Baby Bella size-- 

                                                          && she tore them up!

                              Absolutely loved them,
                                                  {just like her Momma} <3