Here's the birthday girl, Sonja! Happy birthday sweetie-pie!
My cousin Heather spent a few days in the warm south and while she was away, her two youngest stayed with me, much to the delight of Drew and Luci as well as them! They had so much fun! Here, Papa takes them all on a hayride through our back field.
Papa took off quickly and little Hannah's feet were in the air! (Click on the picture to get a closer look!)
For the last several weekends, we've held campouts in our back yard. Dan and Tina and Jim and Julie have both brought their campers at different times and we've had some cool campfires and a great time! While waiting to capture a picture of our resident fox, Dean rounded our camper riding this! It's actually my dad's bike, but Dean makes it look very "special"!! Ha ha!
This past Friday night, it was too rainy to have a campout, so Dan and Tina brought the kids over to our house for a night of movies and dominoes. While the other adults set-up the dominoes in the kitchen, the kids and I were busy setting up the "theater" in the livingroom. Drew and I went upstairs to gather blankets, and while I was in their closet, I heard someone trip on the stairs and go tumbling down. The end thud was large and very painful sounding! Then the crying started! I flew down the stairs and Drew was in a heap at the bottom! She had tripped over the blanket she was carrying! Anyway, she was lucky enough to walk away with just a sore tailbone and this lovely shiner! It actually got a LOT darker after this!
The next day, Drew's brownie troop went to a local farm to get a guided tour of how a dairy farm works and the technical aspects of rasing cows and other animals.
The first animal, a horse. Obviously the electric fencing was OFF!
While our group waited to go in the barn, this guy poked his head out and gave the girls a big laugh! When we made it in, the guide explained that the trough behind the cows was for taking wastes away. The instant she finished her speech, the cow closest to the girls lifted her tail and gave way, to which the barn was filled with eleven little girls yelling, "EEEEWWWWWWWW!!!" Perfect timing!
Out in front of the barn, was this model cow which everyone could try to milk. Drew gives it her best shot!
Luci takes her turn.
Next up, were the calves. This little cow was just 2 weeks old! It loved to lick the girls' hands!
There were several other stations, from nutrition, to veterinary care, to the pig barn, and even a country band. This station was a tent in which our local dairy princess was explaining the importance of milk in our diets. The girls all got some milk, cheese and yogurt to take. This plastic pool was also set up in the tent filled with corn. The kids loved it, and it's not as messy as sand!
Drew and I on the hay ride! Luci was too busy polishing off her yogurt to get in the picture!
The hay wagon dropped us off across the street where they had a corn maze set up in the field. Drew makes it out alive!
The rest of the gang follows close behind!
Luci in the calf barn, getting her hand licked yet agin! Calf spit is VERY slimy!
And another quote:
Why do bad things happen to good people? Because it helps them to see how to make this world a better place. Because that's what separates the truly good people from those who only think they are good people. Bad things happen to good people because it is a necessary part of making a good person great.
And so ends another post. On my way to greatness! Take care!
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