Feb 27 2009
Barnyard Day
We enjoyed some time at the local high school this morning. The FFA (future farmers of america) sponsored a barnyard day. Students brought in their farm animals and shared stories on how to take care of the animals and what they can be used for. There was a calf and ponies, chickens, goats, pigs, bunnies, and horses. I cannot forget that there was also a big green tractor.
We invited my father (Gramps) along with us and he took Sam around to see all the animals, while I hung back with Baby Max in the stroller. Sam did like to look at the animals, but he kept his distance. He had offers to sit on the ponies back, but he refused. He would not even touch or pet any of the animals. He liked the chickens the best. Well, he actually liked the tractor the best. He took two trips to see the tractor. He waited in line so patiently and held Gramps’s hand while they waited. He seemed ready to just take off in the tractor and go for a quick cruise around town, all he needed were the keys!
When it was time to leave, of course there were cries of “no”. But we waved good-bye to all the animals and we saved a special good-bye to the tractor. All the way home, Sam talked about the animals and continued to say, “Bye-bye tractor. Bye-bye chickies.”
By the way, I should mention since we had some flirting issues earlier this week, that Sam was well behaved and did not torture any little girls with scary monster noises!
