Saturday afternoon, Mark, Kate, Jason and I loaded up and got the full tour with Eric, Mark's brother. The first stop was Eric's house, where there were berries growing . . .
. . . and a two-day old baby calf being taken care of in the back yard. Not sure what I was cracking up about . . . we all laughed a lot during our little tour!
Of course I was not about to stick my fingers in the calf's mouth, but Jason tried it out.
Here is just one of the many cow lots that Eric and his dad have.
Eric telling us about these cows . . .
I'll spare you all the other pictures I took of cows! You might think that visiting a farm would be boring, but it was not at all. In fact, it was quite intriguing! And I'll tell you something . . . Good farmers are SMART. I mean really smart. It was fun to ask Eric many questions about how taking care of cows really works. Farmers have to be incredible managers and really good with numbers. That is just the start. Figuring out what types of feed to use and how to rotate the cows in different pastures to maximize the growing grass, etc. Jason and I were very impressed.After the farm tour it was time to set up tents in the back yard for all the boys (including Mark and Jason) to sleep in. I think "camping" was Brady's birthday wish (just like last year).
After dinner the boys (which included several of Brady's cousins) played football in the front yard. I think Jason's arm is still recovering . . . but he loved it!
Mark's sister has two boys in junior high and Mark's brother has seven kids. One of the seven is Levi - Brady's best buddy. Seriously, they are attached at the hip whenever they are together. And they are quite the redneck boys. After waking up from camping at around 6:30a, they shot two sparrows with the BB gun . . . and it was all they could talk about the rest of the day.
And lots of wrestling together . . .
A beautiful sunset after a great day.
Greysen had fun hanging out at Grandpa and Grandmas. Mr. Krinkle Nose!
Sydney blows out her three candles!
Brady got a cowboy hat for his birthday.
And my favorite picture from the weekend . . . I got Syd (at a garage sale for $2) a pair of roller skates you wear over your shoes. Here she is with her new Dora backpack, trying out her skates in the garage, not knowing anyone was around. Oh the simple joys of a three year old. Adorable!
2 comments:
I too think that good farmers are VERY smart! I think EVERYONE should have to visit a farm & see where their food comes from. You'll always appreciate what you eat & the hardworking people behind it more! Thanks for sharing your fun farm & birthday adventures! Lynn :)
Thanks for the shout out to farmers (and farm chicks). Now you can see why I always love going back to the farm as well. I can't seem to get enough of it.
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