We had a rather fun weekend. We went to Benson's Animal Farm, but that's really not the name of the place. If you've watched Dane Cook's special on Comedy Central, Benson's Animal Farm is the name for a place in one of Dane's bits that has rides and animals and just a good time for little kids. The place we went to is actually called Young's Dairy Farm and it fits the description for Benson's. Thus, that's what I call it, much like I call Water World in Denver Wally World for the fun park in the movie, Vacation. Anyways, lots to do at the farm. First up was to pet some animals. Here's Bode and a goat.
Next we went into the barn, and I must say the smell was a bit gamey. They could of used a few gross of candles from Bed Bath and Beyond, but I guess that's one of the draws (horrors) of the farm. What made the smell even more appealing was Ashley stepped in nice pile of dung (guard your forks, people), so the smell actually followed us wherever we went. As it turns out, literally five minutes before we went into the barn, a cow gave birth. And this farm is old-school in that NO ONE helped. No vet, no farm-hand, nothing. Just a mama cow in labor. Here's a picture of the cow and her calf--note how the little fella is still quite wet (eeeyouuu!)
Next, we went inside for some ice cream. Young's Dairy Farm (Benson's) is famous for its home made ice cream. It was quite yummy. Bode and I split a shake, while Mommy had a cone. A large group of folks from Bode's daycare made the trip, so here are some pictures. First, here's Bode with Mommy, Alyssa, and Alyssa's Mom, Brandy.
Next, we have about the same people, except Miss Michelle, one of the room care providers, is in this one. Bode really recognizes people and even knows their names. He'll usually say good-bye to Miss Michelle ("Bye-bye 'Chelle"), and when we were looking at this picture, Bode pointed and said, "Chelle."
We then headed back outdoors. There's an area with some tricycyles and big-wheels. Bode doesn't yet have the ability to pedal, but he did enjoy getting pushed. Here are some action photos.
To finish things off, we went on a tractor ride around the farm. It was a beautiful fall day, so the ride was quite pleasant.
Today, the weather has turned cold. Lows are forecast to be in the 40's. Yikes. Fortunately, Bode is prepared. He's learned the word, "jacket" and always wants to put one on.
The mighty Auburn Tigers are now 4-0, undefeated in the month of September. Of course, they were 4-1 last year and finished the season 5-7, so let's not start planning a bowl-game vacation just yet. Pleasant week to all.
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