Young McDonald

Noah feeds his favorite goat!

What began as a dreary week, quickly changed to a bright and sunny Tuesday, and the Lewis Bunch (minus Daddy), headed to Springton Manor Farm Park with our MOPS group!

We arrived about 20 minutes early, as were weren't sure how long it would take to get there. We got out of the car to get the lay of the land. As per usual, Noah takes a little bit to warm up to people and animals, so we spent a lot of time just watching the sheep and goats in the outdoor pen. By the time the rest of our friends showed up, Noah was ready to roll!

We began by seeing our now buddies, the goats and the sheep. A little girl that was not a part of our group, informed us that the goats would eat the buttercups and dandelions. Then the hunt began. Noah was off to find as many as he could. He wouldn't pet the animals, but he did tentatively stick his hand out to offer a curious baby goat a sprig of buttercup. After waving its tongue in the air a few times, much to the delight of Audrey who then followed suit, the goat gobbled it up! And continued to do so for the next 10 minutes.

Big Pig and her babies

We then went into the Barn to find a BIG mama pig and her babies. There had been two piglets set off to the side. One was the runt of the litter and the other was healing as it had been stepped on by it's large-and-in-charge mama! I immediately felt better about my parenting skills!

Noah loved the chicks!

We got to see baby chicks (Noah's favorite), some bunnies (Audrey's favorite), a peacock and hens and were even able to add stamps to our "Animal Passport" along the way. What a fun activity for the kids to do!

Though not a part of the traditional tour, I am sure, Noah found a barn with some tractors and insisted on checking them out.