For the last half of our Spring Break week, Summer and Rachel went to Youth Conference. They had a wonderful time staying up late, trimming bushes, socializing, weeding, speed dating, scraping calcium deposits off gravestones, ice skating, and dancing.
Summer was a "big sister" this year and, along with the "big brother" in their family, gave devotionals every morning and family home evening lessons every night.
One of the boys (...removed by teenage censors).
There is a farm on the Orange County Fairgrounds that had free admission this past weekend, so I thought it would be a perfect time, while my two girls who think they are too big for that kind of stuff were busy somewhere else, to take the five younger kids. We had a wonderful time!
The petting zoo was where we started and we had to visit again on the way out. It was all the kids' favorite part of the day.
This baby goat was still bottle fed.
That is a pig Kelly is petting.
They didn't have anything for the kids to feed the animals, but that didn't stop Gwen from trying. She started with her finger...
...and then the goat found her hair!
This was my view most of the day: five adorable kids looking over (or through) a fence.
Sometimes, I walked around to the other side of the pen to get a front view of an adorable kid looking over a fence.
These piglets went from taking a nap to eating in two seconds flat once they heard milk being poured in their dish
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We watched the calves being bottle fed.
These two were trying to get the milk off each others' noses after they finished their lunch!
There was a big plastic cow to practice milking on.
Michael was really excited about throwing a hatchet.
Summer was a "big sister" this year and, along with the "big brother" in their family, gave devotionals every morning and family home evening lessons every night.
One of the boys (...removed by teenage censors).
There is a farm on the Orange County Fairgrounds that had free admission this past weekend, so I thought it would be a perfect time, while my two girls who think they are too big for that kind of stuff were busy somewhere else, to take the five younger kids. We had a wonderful time!
The petting zoo was where we started and we had to visit again on the way out. It was all the kids' favorite part of the day.
This baby goat was still bottle fed.
That is a pig Kelly is petting.
They didn't have anything for the kids to feed the animals, but that didn't stop Gwen from trying. She started with her finger...
...and then the goat found her hair!
This was my view most of the day: five adorable kids looking over (or through) a fence.
Sometimes, I walked around to the other side of the pen to get a front view of an adorable kid looking over a fence.
These piglets went from taking a nap to eating in two seconds flat once they heard milk being poured in their dish.
We watched the calves being bottle fed.
These two were trying to get the milk off each others' noses after they finished their lunch!
There was a big plastic cow to practice milking on.
Michael was really excited about throwing a hatchet.He also found a mentor at the clay table.
Kelly made a covered wagon with horse and rider.
Michael made a cup, with help from his new friend.
Naomi made a table, all by herself.
Have you ever seen a banana flower before?
These sweet peas are for my mom :)
This looked like one pampered chicken to me!
Isn't this checkerboard bunny nifty?
If you want to see more farm animals, here they are - happy viewing!
2 comments:
That sure looks like a lot of fun! Michael and Broc would be great friends they have a lot in common!
I wish they could spend more time together. Hopefully at the reuion, they can have some fun!
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