Today I decided that since our friend Terence is in town for his spring break we should do something remotely fun. So, we went to Wheeler Farm. I don't remember this being one of my favorite places to go when I was little. I actually remember thinking that it was kind of lame, but my opinion has completely changed! Kately and Emberly LOVE this place!
Terence, Kately, Grandma Dew and Emberly
We feed the duckies lots and lots! It was incredible! My mom just happened to have two packages of saltine crackers in her car and the birds were delighted! I have to say birds and not just ducks because we fed ducks, Canadian geese, normal (or mean American geese as we were calling them), and pigeons. It was remarkable to watch. We fed them once at the beginning and once at the end and we would start out with just a few ducks and then before we knew it we were swarmed! You could see them coming from "miles" around, more like half a football field away. It was fun to see how they all knew drill.
You could definitely tell that there was a "pecking" order. The "American" geese first and then the Canadian geese, then the ducks and finally the pigeons. Each of these birds would move for the one that was higher up in the cast from them. It was kind of funny to watch.
The white geese are the ones that I keep referring to as the "Americans". They were mean. One of them even attacked Kately after the first feeding. I was amazed. I think I was more scared than Kately was! Thank the Lord, she was fine.
The second time that we fed the birdies, we were sure to scare the "American" geese away.
Here is a cute video of Kately trying to feed the ducks. First, she crawls under the table and and then tries to chase them down. Will she get them to eat her cracker?
Grandma Dew and Emberly
Thanks to Google Plus image enhancing: I have this really cool looking pictures of these two cows. It was funny, the brown one kept nibbling on the other's ear.
We learned that Emberly is far better "cheeser" than Kately. Ember will smile at the camera; Kately will not!
Kately with her cracker that she chased the ducks around with.
I actually got some of the ducks to eat out of my hand. Totally fun!
What a beard! Chris is trying the same thing right now, sorry Hunny, but Billy's here is better!
We came to Wheeler Farm on Presidents' Day and for several weeks after that every time I would ask Kately if she wanted to go to the park she would says "with the sheepies?"
Kately got on my shoulders so that she could see the "cock-a-doodle-doos" on top of the coops.
Yes, Mommy did get inside the little tree house, but I came out complaining that I might be short, but that house was stretching it a little!
Kately really enjoyed the horses! One of them was really loud and we told Kately that he was talking to her and saying "hello". She then proceeded to tell him "hello" several times. It was darling. We could hear him calling to Kately all over the farm. She kept wanting to go back.
here are the swarms!
I kind of wonder what's going through that cow's head right now?
Kate loves all the animals!
Peek-a-boo little Pixie
We LOVED Wheeler Farm and recommend it to everyone. Its FREE, unless you want a wagon ride or to tour the farm house.
Of course, I want to end with the Lord's hand in my life today!
1. When we got to Wheeler Farm it was cold, but it ended up nice and sunny and beautiful by the end! (when we got there I even thought to myself that this was going to be lousy because of the weather and then said, "no, look for the hand of the Lord!" and I did and of course, I found Him smiling down on us!!
2. The goose did not hurt or scare Kately.
3. Terence is in town and was able to help me babysit our friend Reed this afternoon.
4. I found a great new Chicken Casserole Recipe. Yummy! (if you are interested, I doubled the recipe and used one can of tomato soup one can of cream of mushroom)
5. My mother was willing to drop whatever she had planned today and take us to the farm. Thanks Mom!
6. Both of my girls are asleep! That truly is a blessing. I suffer from depression and the evenings are my hardest time. Especially when Chris has to work until 11pm, like tonight. I believe it to be a tender mercy from the Lord when He gives me some alone time to rest and relax and ponder the The beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments and prepare for another beautiful and sweet day ahead of us tomorrow!
Well, the Lord really does bless us! I feel so blessed to be the mother of my two beautiful pixies!!
Thanks for reading my blog. I am loving writing to all of you and searching out the Lord's hand in our little family!
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