I was excited that I would be home for Open Farm Day this year, it was on Sunday and the baby arrived Saturday evening, so I was actually at Matthew's house, helping with her big sisters on Sunday. However, after church and visiting Mommy in the hospital, we went over to check it out.
If you are wondering every September in Manitoba there is a visit the farm day, where about 60 different farms of every type (emus, alpacas, even) open their doors to the public, it is advertised on the radio and in print. Even though St Labre is really far from other farms on the list and other places, the boys had about 60 visitors, who got guided tours in either English or French, some from as far away as Winnipeg. They tell me we are the largest dairy farm participating this year, and spent days mowing grass and making sure the place was in top shape for viewing.
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| Even at nearly 4 pm, there were cars parked all over when we arrived |
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| Some of the visitors |
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The girls checked out the free coffee- well the choc milk and donuts
and the pencils, frisbees, coloring contest and sunflower seeds |
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| ....and the 4 wheeler |
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| cow modeling |
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| Luke at work |
Some visitors were disappointed we didn't have the robotic milkers like they talked about on the radio, but we have real people milking the cows. Our son Luke was working that afternoon, while his brothers were doing the English language tours.
The new baby came home on Monday afternoon so I was busy helping out with her and the housework and her big sisters until Thursday afternoon, when I came back to the farm - for a rest!
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| waiting for the bus on a Frosty Monday morning |
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