Day 2 on the Farm
Posted by Ida , Sunday, May 2, 2010
Rise and shine sleepy heads! The Butwin's and Mayer's were up nice and early. Pretty obvious who has kids. It was a pretty good night in the Butwin room. William slept on a crib mattress on the floor. He ended up on the floor in the corner of the room a good three feet away from the mattress. Madelyn woke up once or twice but was easily put back to sleep. She woke up at 5AM, which is early, but Mommy is used to early mornings.
After breakfast Daddy was quick to get William ready for the day and outside. William had only seen the cows from a distance yesterday and he was excited to see them today. Eric took Daddy and William to the field across the road to feed the cows! Mommy got a picture from the house so it didn't turn out that well.
Eric put the guys to work and Daddy took William for a loooong walk up the steeeeeeep hill to see the other cows in the field on the other side of the farm - also to check on the quality of Chuck's plowing skills on the tractor.
It was a nice view, but windy and started to sprinkle, so turned around. It never ended up raining, and William and Daddy jumped in the Gator (or "green tractor" as William refers to it) to go check on the various fields and plowing activities. We also moved the cows from one field to another to graze. William especially liked this activity - there were two calves that had a tough time making it through the gate but Daddy with William on his shoulders went to push them back through the gate with the others.
Next it was time for some lunch and a nap for William. While William was napping, the guys got in some tennis and visiting. Following naps, it was time to head down to the lake for some fishing. Daddy caught a bass, but William and Leslie both got scared and we had to quickly remove the hook and toss back. Not sure of the problem, as William was into the fishing last year...that better resolve itself before weekends at Chautauqua!
Madelyn and Mommy were pretty much confined to the house today. First, Madelyn was ready for a nap so they stayed back when Daddy and William went up to see the tractor. Mommy and Madelyn both took a nap. Mommy hadn't napped in quite some time and she woke up groggy. Then, Mommy tried to get Madelyn in Abe's stroller to meet up with Daddy and William. We found them, but soon after Madelyn was protesting. Back in the house while Daddy and William rode up the hill on the Gator.
The fam packed up and left mid-afternoon in order to get home in time to make some dinner and get into bed at a decent hour. They grilled and had a nice dinner and everyone was very tired from the long day (except maybe Madelyn, who slept the whole way home...) All in all - a very good and eventful day.
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