Sweet Berry Farms

We have gone on SO many fabulous field trips with our home school friends and I just feel so blessed to have such a wonderful group.  I can’t imagine how different my life would be if Jackson was in public school right now.  While it is definitely exhausting and I’ve had to adjust to a “new normal” in a lot of ways, it is also so rewarding and full of so many special moments.  I’m not sure how long we are going to be on this track but our family sure is enjoying it!

One Friday in October we went to Sweet Berry Farms for the day.
First of all we went on a hay ride through the farm.

Baron with his buddy, Lydia.  He is only 6 weeks older than her and they play together so well.

Jackson and his buddy, Joshua.

The farm was so cute.  We went through the corn maze after the hayride and it was great to see the kids running and laughing trying to find their way out.

The kids after successfully navigating the maze.

 

Next we got to chose pumpkins to paint.

Happy little painters.

Lincoln was more interested in eating the paint than putting it on the pumpkin.  And the poor little guy had a busted blood vessel in his left eye.

Our finished products.

After painting we got to shuck corn and make fall ornaments.

Then it was time for the pumpkin race. . .

And onto stuffing a scarecrow!

The farm planted over 110,000 strawberry plants.  I was so excited thinking about bringing the kids back to pick strawberries and then found out they were sprayed daily with round up.  Even Jackson was surprised and told the owner that we tried to avoid GMO foods. 

Posing with our awesome scarecrow.

Feeding the animals.

Carrying our scarecrow to the car.

Having some homemade pumpkin ice cream.  It was amazingly delicious!  And no, Lincoln didn’t get any.  Still no sugar for Dink.

Lincoln was thrilled to have his own snacks.  And he even shared with baby Ezekiel. 

And lastly, they got to jump. . .and jump. . .and jump!

I love this facial expression on my silly little man.

We left the house around 8:30 in the morning and got home at 4:30 in the afternoon.  It was a super fun and super long day.  Afterwards, the boys all needed a LONG bath! 

And everyone slept VERY well that night!