At the farm

There's a small petting farm not too far from us, and this morning we decided that it would be fun to visit! Oliver and I are reading Farmer Boy, so he was very excited about going to a real farm. And Buttercup loves animals, so she was excited, too, of course. :-)



Our first stop was the pig pen, where we saw Lucy, a black pot-bellied pig. Buttercup took one look at the big, black pig and handed me her carrot, but Oliver bravely stepped up to try.




Next up were the pens with goats, sheep and a donkey. The sheep didn't come out until later, but the goats were very excited to see us! They were very gentle, and both kids got to feed and pet them. Their fur is surprisingly soft!



Okay, maybe this goat wasn't so impressed after all. :-)





After we ran out of carrots to feed the animals, the kids headed over to the rest of the yard to play games and explore.








Then we got to go on an impromptu hayride through the pasture! It was pretty bumpy, but a lot of fun. Oliver even got to help feed hay to the animals after the ride! What a fun morning. :-)