A day at the farm

Today we went on a field trip through Forest Lake ECFE. We rode a school bus to a farm in Hugo. Our friends Crystal, Dave, and Gracie were there, too. I figured it'd be a full-fledged farm, with cows, pigs, ducks, the works. Instead it was just horses, sheep, goats, and a couple rabbits. It probably didn't matter, because Elsa didn't seem interested in the animals at all! She wasn't afraid, she just didn't care. We were allowed into the pen with them, and when I asked if she wanted to go pet them she said,"No! Walk around." So she just walked around, fell down in the manure and had a great time.


The only animals she really got into were the bunnies.


They had a big sandbox and she played in that most of the time. I reluctantly got her over near the goat pen to get a picture, but then she was right back into the sand.


Ahhh, the magic of toddler photography. This is the best photo of Elsa and her friend Gracie that I could get. Classic.


She also enjoyed the horsey tire swing.


All in all, good times. She especially thought it was cool that we didn't have to go inside to eat. We all brought lunches and sat out on picnic tables before getting on the bus to go home.

Here is Elsa before we left: clean, prim, and proper.


And here she is once we got home: disheveled, wound up, and happy!