Apple Picking Weekend

Over the weekend we went apple picking at Belkin Family Lookout Farm in Natick, MA. It was a very lovely day, not too cold and not too warm either so perfect for apple picking. Unlike other orchards though where you don't need to pay to get in, here in Lookout Farm we paid quite a lot, $40 to enter and enjoy the facility. I guess it's all worth it after seeing the joy and excitement in my son's eyes. We had to ride a train to go in and around the farm, so my train-obsessed son really had the time of his life. He almost didn't want to get off anymore. It was our first time to go apple picking as a family and the first time for our son to actually enjoy the experience. Last year I was still pushing him in a stroller on the bumpy stretch of the orchard in Rhode Island, so this time was a lot esier for me too. Anyway, we didn't pick much fruits because you have to pay $2.50 per pound. You can actually pick grapes, pears, peaches, and plums too aside from apples. The smallest bag they have was a 15 pounder, so imagine if we filled that up then we had to pay $37.50!. Anyway, I can't put a price on seeing how my son enjoyed running around, playing in the kids area, petting the animals, climbing the hay pyramid, going around the burlap maze, climbing up the tree house, sliding and more. We just let our son experience picking his own fruits. He picked 2 pears, 2 apples and 5 plums.

Apple Picking at Belkin Family Lookout Farm in Natick, MA