Archive for the “Out and About” Category
Blueberry Bash 2010
We had a great time at the Blueberry Bash this year with Elaine and Sophie! It was hot and humid, but that didn’t stop the 3-year-olds from running around the farm like crazy.
Horsewoman
Sophie feeding the goat
Always happy Miranda
Tracter drivers
Painted faces!
Fawning over Miranda
Farm girls
Friends Amazing since this is only the 3rd time they’ve met in person–that’s the power of flickr!!!
Father’s Day 2010
As I’ve mentioned before, Chris is the best dad ever! For Father’s Day breakfast this year I made the traditional Father’s Day dutch baby. Then we spend most of the day at Howell Living History Farm, per Chris’ wishes. We pretty much had the place to ourselves! Apparently not a lot of dads want to spend Father’s Day with their kids at the farm.
We joined a volunteer-led tour of the farm with one other family and literally we were the only ones there. Felicia, the volunteer farmer, told us that Mother’s Day is always packed and Father’s Day is always deserted at Howell. Weird. Although we are regulars at the farm, we’ve never actually gone on a tour before. The tour was amazing! I think the volunteer was happy to have some company and took Natalie around to do all sorts of cool farm chores that we don’t normally have access to. The girls were troopers at the farm, despite the 90 degree heat and being hungry. Unfortunately, when we got home they were both pretty worn out and cranky. I wonder how old they will be when they are able to accomplish not giving Chris any grief on Father’s Day?
Natalie and Daddy model their crowns Natalie decorated a crown for Chris for Father’s Day. Off course then she wanted one, too!
Natalie with her crown
Miranda jumping Our friend Joanne was kind enough to hand down this jumper to Miranda!
Visiting the horses
Pigs in mud
Natalie with Felicia the farmer
Collecting farm fresh eggs
Volunteer farmer shows Natalie how it’s done
Natalie and Daddy scrape feed corn off the cob
Natalie helps grind corn
Natalie turns the crank
Natalie looks at the ground corn
Natalie feeds her corn to the chicks
Pumping water
Natalie gives water to Blaze the 30 year old horse And he spits it right back at her!
Funny faces Most times this is the only way that Natalie will "pose" for pictures these days.
Miranda’s First Father’s Day III
Family Portrait Kids not smiling, of course!
Smily baby Miranda getting her diaper AND outfit changed outside yet again.
Lamb Grazing
Miranda’s First Father’s Day II
Miranda’s First Father’s Day I
Terhune’s 6/11/10
Natalie, Miranda, and I had a great time last Friday introducing our friends Abby and Annabelle to Terhune’s. It was a picture-perfect day, although the girls’ sun hats make photographing their smiling faces difficult! I noticed that the old black goat and the old grey goat are gone, and there are two new kids the same breed of goat as Hans and Rupert. I’m kinda afraid to ask what happened to them.
C’mon Annabelle Natalie wasn’t actually patient enough to walk with Annabelle, who is still learning.
Tractor girls
Farmer Natalie
Farmer Annabelle
Hey where did the ducks go?
Honk honk!!
Showing Annabelle how it’s done
Don’t let that goat kiss you, Annabelle!
Abby and Annabelle
Here’s some corn for you, goat!
Miranda Looks like teeth are on the way!
Beco Miranda with Mama
Sisters