Open Farm Day, part two

We had a busy day, Garry was out to the barn early and I visited with Abby and her parents from six thirty am until eight (she's an early riser). Then we got changed and drove to Steinbach for church.

We talked to lots of people before and after church, some of them said they were coming out to see the farm in the afternoon.

When we got home, the guys had already been doing tours for almost two hours, the hotdogs were almost ready and it was warming up fast.

Garry ended up giving several guided tours of the farm, some to people from church, some with the pickup truck (there's a lot of walking for the regular tour). Some of our friends went off with one of the boys. The official count (based on registration for the steak knife giveaway) was about 200, but I don't think that included all the kids. There was a steady stream of visitors all day, from ten to six pm. Josh went out on his last tour with an RCMP officer at quarter to six.

I was out there most of the afternoon,  helping greet people in the hot sun. It was suddenly summer, after days of cool and often wet weather.  There was a number of families from our granddaughter Alethea's class from Sprague and area, she was celebrating her sixth birthday,  so those kids and her cousins got goodie bags, over and above the food and dairy promotional items.

 The ice cream machine was very popular with everyone.  Some people started and finished the tour with a cone. It was a mix we bought,  not from our own cows, but made with real milk from cows.

After most of the crowd was gone we started the family party and Alethea enjoyed dinner, presents, and cake (made by Aunt Crystal),  with her other grandparents coming to celebrate.

 Before the end of the party, the Philadelphia Eagles game started, and Garry managed to stay awake until the end, as different families headed home with tired kids.