Chesterfield Berry Farm - Strawberry Fest!

T took her kid to this when he was 1 year old and it looked awesome (minus the fact that he was maybe too young to really help "pick" strawberries... maybe "mush them on the vine" is more like it). We waited till Evie was a bit bigger to get the concept and this year was perfect!
For $5 each (kids under 2 are free and they let Evie scoot on in for free!) we got a tractor ride to the fields, the opportunity to collect berries all on our own, chance to see farm animals (goats! chickens! bunnies! cows!), and we decided to skip the chance at jumping on large bails of hay (there's been enough pollen in this family's nose!). We picked just over 7lbs of berries in mere minutes ($2 a lb!). We got 2 freshly made strawberry milkshakes on our way out 2 hours later and enjoyed a nice, quiet ride home.
Reconnecting with family over the basics is seriously a weekend well spent.











Evie says to me while waiting for daddy to get the car, "Mommy? I had a good day." She then promptly took over my strawberry milkshake and announced, "Hey! I like dis!"