Our First....FIELDTRIP!

The trio got to experience their first field trip to a local dairy farm.  Being off school, I was able to go along and was glad to have the opportunity!  We'd been talking about this for awhile now and the kids were excited to see the cows and the tractors.  Until that day...

Normally, the kids are awake and ready to go by oh... 6 or 6:30.  This particular day, I'm sure they were thinking, nope, let's sleep in and throw the hole morning into a frenzy for mommy.  So, we got up, got dressed, combed hair, brushed teeth, and gobbled breakfast - all the while complaining that they didn't want to go, didn't feel good, didn't want the homemade waffles I made specifically for them (ha), or anything else they could whine about.

We got out the door and stopped to pose and smile for a pre-field trip picture:

Looking closely...see, I said we gobbled breakfast and apparently we still are!

We got to the farm and the kids, most of them eagerly walked into the barn to see the calves.  They were literally newborn - as of the night before!  Zach walked up and petted one without a thought.  Brooke and Luke were still unsure and hung back.

Zach and cousin Addie

We went to the next barn to have a look at those cows.  They were mighty big compared to the baby calves.  Here is the group walking into the barn:

Here's Luke:

Like I said, they were big and he needed some coaxing to be picked up to get any closer.

We watched some cows being milked, we saw the pipes that the milk travels through, and we saw the milk tank that doesn't get used because they have decided that filling a truck is more efficient since they produce so much.  Then, we enjoyed some cookies.

Luke is sitting here doing what he does best - watch TV.

Here is the whole group!  What a fun field trip!

We're still talking about it!