Farm day

I find that we are so completely blessed to be in our ward.  We get so many wonderful opportunities and are surrounded by such great people.  One such repeated opportunity is for our playgroup to go to the Andelin farm.  This little trip was extra special because there are so many babies.  Xiana screamed until I made her stop, and Kolton tried to kiss every animal he came in contact with.  It was priceless.  It was so generous of Natalie to take her time and give the kids a tour of her farm.  It's a wonderful thing for our children to be able to get a little de-citified and learn more about animals and the outdoors.  The baby chicks and turkeys were darling. 

The children also got to pet the scared little bunny rabbits.  As with the ducks, Xiana was timid and Kolton was fearless.  It's funny because when we get in water they have a complete role reversal.

Kolton loved feeding the goats and giggled like crazy when they licked his hands... the only trial was keeping the goat food out of his mouth.  Xiana did much better with the goats... I think she was comforted by the fence between them.

Kolton LOVED the chickens... he tried like crazy to catch them while Xiana tried like crazy to prevent them from touching her.  Some of the other kids did catch a chicken or two.  It was pretty cute... and I'm not gonna lie, a little bit scary:)

Then we went on a hay ride where Natalie showed us the animals and talked about where they came from and what they were for. 

And finally, Natalie read a few books to the kids and let them plant their very own pumpkins... which we left for them to baby sit while we went out of town.  I had a lot to do that day and so was planning on skipping play group, but I couldn't miss this awesome opportunity.  Thanks Natalie!!  You're awesome!