Last year was so much fun, I couldn't wait for a repeat this year:
Chesterfield Berry Farm - Strawberry Picking!
This year we invited Charlie to go with us (and his mom and dad, Brian and Dawn) along with Lillian & Sullivan (with their mom and dad, Nikki & Carter... not to mention baby sister, Eleanor!). Believe it or not we all got out of our houses ON TIME and we all ended up arriving within a matter of minutes of one another. We were all parked in close proximity and got the show on the road... right away!
We decided to take our time to get to the strawberry fields (I learned from last year that waiting to get the berries at the end works well so you don't have to carry them around with you). We visited the "Bouncy Castle"... we saw bunnies, goats, chickens, and cows... some went for a tractor-pulled train ride... and one of us caught the pig races (that would be me!).
Eventually the clamor for strawberry picking took over and we lined up for the hay ride on over. Sullivan started to have a small meltdown as we got underway (Nikki and Eleanor had to stay behind and wait for us)... but he quickly rhythmically moaned himself into a state of calm and seemed to enjoy it!
I took no less then 300 photos of each and every single moment (of course!) while we managed to pick just over $31 worth of berries (my God, really??? I think it was just over 15lbs when it was weighed, gulp!).
The kids ate their weight in berries and everyone was very content... and yet still hungry for real food. We all stayed for a hot dog or BBQ sandwich. The kids had a giggly lunchtime together followed by some play time in a Corn Pit on the farm ( a hollowed silo filled with corn feed for the kids to romp in. It was hilarious.. Evie loved to thrust her arms deep into the corn or fell over trying to walk in it. She made "corn angels" and threw some up over her head. All. Great. Fun.
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