We went with our homeschool group to a farm. The people that run the farm are so nice.
The kids got to go on a hay ride into the cow pastures and the cows came right up to the hay ride so the kids could pet them!
Then they got to go to a "petting zoo" type area with some baby calves, goats, sheep, and a little pig [who they couldn't pet because he had razor teeth and might bite!].
There were also tons of chickens around that my kids fed bagel crumbs too. And a big turkey they got to look at.
The farm has a huge corn field maze and my older 3 kids went through the maze with some friends of mine.
I stayed out with the baby and Monkey4 2yo, who had a lot of fun feeding a goat that took up with her and followed her around.
Then we had a picnic with the other homeschoolers. It was so nice to get to sit around and talk with the other families!
Before we left, I bought some of their organic raw milk to bring home and plan to start buying from them on a regular basis.
It was a wonderful field trip!
This was one of those days that make me laugh when people find out I homeschool and they freak out about "socialization". [First, have you MET my kids? You couldn't find any more "social" kids if you tried - they are NOT suffering! LOL!] There were a TON of kids at this event, and they were all so well behaved. As a homeschooler in a large metro area, our biggest problem is NOT socialization, but limiting our social activities so that we have enough time to do the academics, because there are SO many social opportunities around and it is easy to get over-committed to those things!
After we left the farm, we went to my mom and dad's house and they babysat all the kids while I went to lunch with my sister and my brother's girlfriend. Then I went to see my brother's new house, which is really nice!
All in all, a very nice day. :)
2 comments:
Kelly, I had to laugh at all the kids so bundled up. I sure wish we would get some fall weather out here. Apart from some brisk mornings, we've been wearing shorts every day. I'm ready to put away the summer clothes for good. The drawers are too stuffed with summer and fall clothes!
We actually had SNOW this morning! Niklaus came in my room around seven this morning howling about "SNOW, MOM, SNOW!". I just thought maybe there was some frost on the ground, but, sure enough, I peeked through the curtains and my one, half open eye and it was snowing! Big, chunky flakes! But they are all gone now. It sure looks like you had a great day. The kids behave so well when they have big distractions like this to keep them busy! It's so much fun to pet the animals and visit with friends and be outside in the chill in your cute hats and jackets!
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