Farming

So track season is coming up
and Scott plans on coaching again, because he loves it

which means that after school

Lilly will not always be able to hang out with Scott

especially when he has away meets

So my dad has offered to let Lilly

hang out with him at the farm

until I can pick her up after work

I thought this was an awesome idea

my brother & sister and I grew up hanging out on the farm

and we all loved it.

I saw calves being born

helped feed the baby calves their bottles

sat in the milking parler watching in awe

of all the gadgets that go along with it

and of course there were the tractor rides

There is just something about kids and a tractor ride

oh and there was the added bonus of sneaking into

Grandma's house for a homemade, fresh from the oven,

still warm and by far the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever tasted.

So I was telling Lilly about the idea

on the way home from gymnastics last night

and she was all for it

She also informed me in the most confident voice

that I should let Papa know she already knows how to milk a cow

You know...so she can pull her own weight :).

So being ever curious of how her mind works

I asked "So how do you milk a cow"

and Lilly said "You just grab it and squeeze"

After I controlled my silent giggles

I asked her where she learned this

and she informed me that she picked this up

by watching the Cat & The Hat show

and reading the book The Fox & the Hound

Amazing :).