Strawberry Picking

We've been planning to go strawberry picking, but have gotten rained out the past few weeks. Finally this weekend, we had a break in the rain and went to a farm just north of Nashville. You may remember my debacle last summer of taking Noah to pick blueberries and blackberries at that same farm. This time, we went on a Saturday morning so the whole family could go and it was much more manageable this time with two adults, though I still don't think Noah really liked it.


Let me clarify. Noah enjoyed being outside, jumping in the puddles, looking at tractors, running around, dumping the strawberries out of the buckets, carrying around the empty buckets and having a great time outside. Noah wanted absolutely nothing to do with the actual strawberry picking. I don't think he liked the wet leaves brushing against him as he walked down the paths between the rows of plants. So he kept to the outskirts and had a good time bringing us empty baskets when we needed them.


As we were leaving the small community and heading back to Nashville, David spotted a small pharmacy with a soda fountain. We stopped and got a malt milkshake and an actual soda mixed the old fashioned way. Noah was just fascinated with the straw dispenser and we had a great time.




I think next time maybe we'll plan to make it more of a trip than just the berry picking. Maybe we can find a farm where Noah can see a barn and some animals. He would love it!