Fun at the Farm

This morning, we accepted an invitation to spend some time with my cousin and her family at their farm just an hour's drive out of Austin. We were all excited to leave the city behind us and run around in wide open spaces in beautiful 70 degree weather. It was a perfect day and after a week of very cold weather we couldn't wait to be outside.

Our hosts let us pile in the back of their pickup and took us on a tour of the almost 300 acre farm. We saw cows galore and all the beautiful ponds on the land. We can't wait to come back in the summer and go swimming! The buddies loved throwing rocks in the pond (though they got a little too close to the edge for my comfort) and also spent a good amount of time pretending to ride the lawn mower "tractor". And after lunch, they made bird feeders out of peanut butter, pine cones, and bird seed and then proudly hung them in the trees.

At the end of our very fun day, our two tired boys climbed into bed. Ben said, "I go a farm. I throw rocks!" and Ace said, "I go farm too! Ride tractor!" I think they liked it.

Four cousins and one Daddy, ready for the tour.

This is a scary picture. Ace was not getting ready to jump, but winding up to throw his rocks. The two moms behind cameras gasped when it happened but all was well.