We like Homestead Farm for several reasons. It is less than an hour away. The strawberries are great. It isn't commercialized. The kids like seeing the farm animals, like this goat .
The kids also love the wagon rides. We had to wait for ten minutes or so for a wagon this time. The wagon ride is free for the strawberries and $3 per person for the pumpkins in the fall. We walked back from the strawberry field this year because it was so close.
Josiah rode around in the backpack carrier. 
The carrier worked out great because it kept him contained. Otherwise, he would have crawled all over the strawberry plants.
I did have to feed him a steady supply of strawberriers or he would start whining very loudly for more. (The carrier prevented him from easily getting his hands together for "more".)Wesley seemed to really enjoy picking the strawberries.
At one point Lydia told me, "I am not putting any more strawberries in the box. I'm just going to eat all the ones I pick."
Chris did pick a few strawberries while carrying Josiah on his back.
We ran into some of our good friends in the strawberry field! We don't get to see them very often so this was a very pleasant surprise.
We came home and had some strawberries with our cheeseburgers and fries. After swimming we had strawberry smoothies. Then we had strawberry and spinach salad and strawberry ice cream. A few days later I made strawberry muffins. Yum!
Maybe in July we can do an early morning outing to get blackberries and peaches.
At one point Lydia told me, "I am not putting any more strawberries in the box. I'm just going to eat all the ones I pick."
Chris did pick a few strawberries while carrying Josiah on his back.
We ran into some of our good friends in the strawberry field! We don't get to see them very often so this was a very pleasant surprise.
We came home and had some strawberries with our cheeseburgers and fries. After swimming we had strawberry smoothies. Then we had strawberry and spinach salad and strawberry ice cream. A few days later I made strawberry muffins. Yum!
Maybe in July we can do an early morning outing to get blackberries and peaches. 
4 comments:
So I just checked out their site, and am so excited! We'll have to go in July, too - I'd LOVE to pick peaches with Samantha this year! Let me know when you guys go...maybe we can meet up!
Btw, thanks for the advice about the bike - yes, we do still have private PT - I'll have Steve ask tomorrow if we can bring the bike. :-)
I am a sucker for wagon rides!
I had been looking online for a place to pick strawberry.thanks for putting the link.
haha, love all of the strawberry things y'all have been eating :) We were just talking this week about wanting to go strawberry picking, dare I say, we've never been before :)
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