Sunday, September 6, 2009

Saturday on the Farm

We spent yesterday morning celebrating cousin Sam's fifth birthday at Heritage Farmstead in Plano. If you haven't visited, I couldn't recommend it more!!

The boys had such a wonderful time learning about the farm and experimenting with different chores children their age would have been expected to do. It was a great experience for Jacob to explore and he loved running around the farm and seeing all the animals!!









While the older boys got to milk the "cow", Jacob was mostly interested in touching the cow to see if it was real!



Feeding the sheep

Mim helped Jacob feed the mule



Planting seeds in the kitchen garden


Checking out the chickens


Ringing the school bell with Brady


Not much help doing the laundry!

The boys at the schoolhouse

Down by the creek
What a fun-filled day it was! After all of the farm activities, we had lunch and then cake. By the end of the morning, Jacob was wet (from his laundry duties), dirty, and exhausted! He enjoyed a nice bath before a looong nap!
Happy Birthday, Sammy!