Prarie Farms- where a Kid is really just a kid...

We had the wonderful opportunity to visit a local farm a few weeks ago. We had the fun of seeing bacon-fated pigs, noisy chickens and turkeys, and adorable kids
(baby goats and human offspring). There were also rabbits, horses, guinea fowl, beehives, ducks and geese. Part of the cost included a 20-second pony ride.


We went with some friends from our church, and Zoë and Miranda had a blast!
Zoë's favorite part was holding this little baby goat.


Miranda loved all the animals, and was ready to explore everything. However, I must say her favorite part was the "horsey" and getting to ride on one. She was so eager to jump into the saddle and take off!

"Hi! Horsey!!!" Miranda would say when she walked up to this pony. This isn't the one she rode, but this animal was so patient and gentle with all the ruckus and attention.

The girls feeding "Peter Rabbit" just outside the barn.
Miranda loved petting the little animal- and tried to pick him up.

Where was Megan in all this? She was horribly SICK. I thought when I loaded her up that she had a simple cold. She didn't have a fever, she handn't thrown up, but she didn't sleep great the night before. I risked it and felt like a horrible mom because she sat, alone, in the van for the 3+ hours we were there. Any time I tried to coax her (or drag her out, once) she cried the entire time. I took her back and snuggled her with her blanket and let her sit there. She had NO desire to get out. Of course, the moment she felt better and looked at the pictures, she's been asking to go back to the farm... Oh, and she probably had a virus, but it turned into an ear infection.*

Zoë also enjoyed riding a pony. She was rather comfortable, and I didn't really even need to hold on to her. I was quite surprised that she remembered riding a pony when we went to Thanksgiving Point two years ago... "Remember when we rode ponies with Grandma?"

Miranda, looking like a serious cowgirl watching for predators...
I promised Megan we would go back to the farm so she could see all the animals and do all the things her sisters wanted to do.

Thanks, Jillian, for the invite- we had so much fun!




*She told Travis a few nights later, after a fever, not eating, and puking a bunch of water early one morning, that her ear hurt. She never mentioned it to me! The next morning when I looked in her ear, I immediately called her pediatrician and took her in. She had a raging infection. He wanted to start her on the pink syrup (Amoxil) antibiotic. I hate messing with that messy drippy stuff, always worried why it doesn't last 10 days... so I asked if we could have a pill form. I didn't realize the capsules they had would be so HUGE! Still, Megan is a champ- she swallows them down with whatever liquid is on hand, and has no problem taking them (if I can remember to give them to her!)