On The Farm

We arrived in Nebraska on Sunday after having even more travelling difficulty... thankfully this difficulty didn't cost us a penny, just a few hours! They found a problem with the plane that we had already boarded, and told us that it would take about an hour to fix, and a mechanic was on his way. Thank goodness we were prepared with laptops and movies! The kids didn't care a bit! After waiting an hour and a half, they finally decided that we really just needed to go get on another plane... So, we were about 2 hours late in leaving, but we made it, and got to Palmer just in time to go over to Aunt Donna's for supper with the Samuelson side of the family.

Monday afternoon we headed out to the farm place (the house that David and Grace were brought home to after they were born) where Dana and Joanie live. After all the kids got home from school we shipped them outside to run and enjoy the beautiful day!

Apparently Tristan was afraid of the chickens so he had to hold his sister's hand. (That's okay, we remedied that later, and it made for a great picture)

Chase had some ducklings in the basement

I took several of them all together - the kids' bathroom is done in ducks and I thought they'd be a good addition to the decor.

These two were inseparable - Grace even went to school with Emily one day.

Chad was great with these two - always kept them entertained.

Chase and Grandma Judi

Chase was busy doing chores while the other kids were playing, but I don't think he seemed to mind - I think he's perfectly content on the farm working with animals.

Chase made the mistake of telling the kids it was okay to chase the chickens - I don't know if they laid any eggs that night, but they sure got their exercise!

As I said, Tristan was initially afraid of the chickens, but after I took him by the hand and chased one, he decided that they weren't too scary after all. He joined in on the chicken chasing fun without a second thought.

Tristan and Erik had a good time together

This is Willy - a lamb that they bottle fed because his mom refused him after they had worked him. He graciously allowed the kids to pose on him.

Tristan looks a bit bewildered as he had already fallen off Willy and didn't want to get back on. I guess mutton bustin' isn't for him just yet!

Willy following Chase as he does his chores. I really got a kick out of this lamb - he comes when you call him and was just so darned cute and lovable.

The kids had a great time hanging out with their cousins and learning a little about the farm. And they especially liked the chasing chickens part!