Ol' McG Had a Farm

The kids and Mom trekked out to Frying Pan Park (a 1920s-era working farm) for some good, ol' fashioned animal fun this afternoon. Michael was especially excited to see the animals, as we have been working hard on animal sounds with him. He loved "baaa-ing" at the sheep and "mooo-ing" at the cows. (Katie, on the other hand, felt that some of animals - the roosters, in particular - were a little too loud for her liking.) We enjoyed feeding the animals some hay, riding in a tractor-led wagon, playing on a playground, and even (almost) milking one of the cows. (Katie, ever the clean freak, did not want to get her hands "sticky.") We were also excited to learn that Frying Pan Park has an equestrian center that hosts free horse shows on the weekends. (Hellooooooooo....what 4-year-old girl wouldn't want to go watch beautiful horses prancing around a ring?) Shouldn't be too long before we return to this childhood wonderland! Meanwhile, here are the kids commandeering the ride-on tractors...the nice, quiet variety.