Sunday, August 4, 2013

Ol' McDonald visited a farm... e-i-e-i-o!

The girls were excited to have the opportunity to tour a real farm at South Mountain Creamery on Friday.  We learned all about how the cows were milked and got to see where they had baths, drank water, ate and slept.  It was quite interesting for everyone, including Leah, Bryn, Ellie, Evie and Caroline above.
Mommy and Ellie get a closer look at the cow at the drinking well, although Ellie looks a little intimidated. All the cows wore tags and the female cows had necklaces to monitor their vitals and so they could tell they were pregnant. 
Ellie and Evie check out the silos where they keep all the grains to feed the cows.
Ellie and London check out the baby chicks and duck that are actually famous due to their starring role on Animal Planet.
Then the best part was seeing the baby animals in the farm next door. Evie insisted Mommy pet all the baby sheep and goats and cows, and here the baby cow licked Ellie's foot.
Well, maybe the best part was eating the delicious ice cream at the end! We all got some huge scoop to enjoy - and the girls all shared so we got to taste mint chocolate, cookies & cream, orange & pineapple, and raspberry.  Delicious!
The girls all dig in - we were all a sticky mess by the end but couldn't be happier!
Mommy could not resist this photo opp with Ellie. Tractors are the coolest.
Evie also had a blast at the playground slides. What a great experience for all! 

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