A Few Days at the Farm

I have pictures from the past 2 times we were at the farm. I'm combining them into one post and warning: lots of pictures!

We drink a lot of water while working, the fridge is always stocked with bottles of it and Paul has enjoyed 'poppin' the tops off of them. He decided to teach Gerrit the little trick:

Gerrit loves it when Deb's granddaughters are visiting. Here Amaya (age 9) was there and the 2 of them did a lot of swimming. Here they are 'floating' in a smaller tub in the red neck pool.

Gerrit makes a great weight when hauling weeds to the compost pile (see we do work, its not always fun)

The tire swing is a fun little diversion from the hot sun. Paul enjoys pushing Gerrit and seeing how high he can get him to go in the air!

Not sure about the height!

Luke taught Gerrit how to steer the lawnmower. He loves going for rides and does a decent job of steering too.

Even the boring task of mowing can be fun. We found the ear protectors in the barn and Gerrit thought they were cool.

When it gets hot and we need a break, we head down to the 'beach' with the dogs. It was a fun little spot near the back of their property with a shallow creak (although there are some deep spots). The water is really cold and very refreshing. Deb, Amaya and Luke wondered downstream:

Gerrit rode one of the girls' bikes - he didn't care it was pink, it had 2 bells!

Seeing Gerrit got his clothes wet at the beach, he went for one last dip in the red neck pool and wore his dry bathing suit home!

Bella, (age 10) and Gerrit had more success harvesting beans than I did!

Gerrit found one of the girls' fishing pole and was fishing in the red neck pool. Yes, that is a Christmas ornament acting as the bobber. He was fishing for alligators...

This week was cool and we got all of our work done early enough to take a ride on Tug Boat. Gerrit usually does not want to go near the horses (Deb has 3) but I convinced him to go and watch Luke ride Tub Boat. Once we were over there, I sort of forced him to ride with Deb. He said he'd go if the horse did not walk.  Of course Tug Boat went for a little walk! :)

Luke was excited to ride and loves the horses!

Even after riding Tug Boat, Gerrit still did not want to get close to them. He fed them carrots by throwing them at the ground - the carrot is mid air in this picture!

Gerrit seemed to like the little ride with Deb he wanted to go with Luker too.

And he was even brave enough to go by himself!

The happy little rider! He was all smiles and talks about riding him again next week!