Down on the Farm

One of the coolest things about Texas is there are a lot of really cool farms run by really down- to-earth, unassuming, good people. So I had the fun opportunity to go on a field trip with Isaac to Heritage Farms which is over 500 acres and run by 45 families who are all part of a Christian community. They build homes together, harvest corn, potatoes, and wheat together. It was like stepping back in time and being a part of life similar to our pioneer ancestors... only they had cell phones and mini-vans, and thankfully... flushing toilets.

Sometimes I think we could use a life more like this, where kids learn to work, and work hard, and at the same time, play hard. No nintendo or TV's on this farm :) Doesn't that sound refreshing?

First we saw a sheep herding demonstration. By a very cute, very obedient Border Collie.

Next the kids got to pet the animals... poor animals were pretty traumatized :)

They even got to hold a baby chick... Oh man I thought this little chick was going to be squished to death. Can't imagine what it must have been thinking being passed around to a bunch of sticky- handed kindergarteners who are a little TOO adoring when it comes to little, soft, feathery things. Thankfully the chick narrowly escaped death... only to be passed around another day.

One of the things kids learn early working on a farm is all about the birds and the bees. On the hay ride, one of the kids asked the tour guide ... "Where do baby horses come from?" When he tried to skirt the issue saying that they bred lots of horses on the farm. She said, "yeah, but really, how do they get out of their mom's bodies?" "Uhhhhh....."

It was so fun to spend the day with Isaac, just the two of us.