A Day on the Farm

We had the great blessing of being able to visit a local farm last week.

You all know what a "romantic" view of life in the country I have. . . 

This was a little bit more of a practical taste of the reality 

of farm life in the Northwest. 

Cold, rainy, wet, and muddy.

Regardless, we sure had fun, and once again

I had a hard time narrowing down my pictures!! 

The kids got to see and hold baby lambs. 

The one pictured below was actually born that morning!! 

Loved all the different colored chickens and roosters.
Whites, blacks, golds, and browns.
So lovely. . .

Of course there were eggs to gather. . .

LOTS of dogs to play with~

there must have at least been six or seven of them running around! 

bunnies, pigs, turkeys, and goats.

This little farm had them all! 

Sadly, the little lamb that had been born that morning,

had lost its twin in the birth. 

Abby was so emotional hearing about its death. 

I loved her bright red hat. 

It was so her! 

I wonder what they were talking about. . . 

We headed down the hill and over to the horse pasture. 

Ellie was in heaven.

She said it was the best day of her life :)

She got to ride around the arena by herself

and then a bit later she got to actually ride bareback. . .

Drew spotted a bald eagle in that field across from the road~

sitting in the middle of it.

At the end of the day, one was spotted at the top of a tree. 

We are still so in awe of them, and can't believe it when we see them!! 

The lady on the left is the one who owns the farm. . . 

The horse on the  right is owned by a lady in our church

and she boards her at the farm. Both of these horses were so gentle! 

Lord willing, we will have more opportunities like this in the future.
If we can't live on a farm, the next best things is living close to one
and being able to visit as often as we like!
Ellie hopes to get back soon to practice riding some more. . .
we shall see!