A continuation of yesterpost...
The guy in Cherry Crest Adventure Farm's chick barn recommended we go see the pig races. He said it was the best show on the farm. We headed over, not realizing it was a ten to fifteen minute walk with the kids.
The audience was divided into different colored sections to root for one of the four pigs in each race. For every race, the organizer would pick one kid from the crowd to be the main cheerleader. That kid stood up front and saw the race up close. The kid won a prize too, depending on how the pig did. The preschooler was selected for the final race and got a third-place prize--a Cherry Crest Adventure Farm Pencil!
Just beyond the pig barn was a display of tractors, some dating back to the early 1900s.
Even further beyond was the country road carts, pedal cars that went along a dirt track. My son and I sat in back where we pedaled and steered. Meanwhile, the other kids sat in front and enjoyed the ride (and being front-seat drivers).
The straw bale tower was fun to climb. It was five or six stacks high. Unfortunately we did not take a wide-shot picture showing how high up we were. So the pictures are not as impressive as they could have been. We'll do better next time.
This far side of the farm had donkeys who ate feed from our hands. The preschooler was interested but too nervous to feed them on his own.
Walking back to the first part of the farm, we found their web site.
Rain started coming down as the older kids got off the web. The light rain quickly got heavy and turned into a downpour. We sheltered under a canopy for about ten minutes as the storm spent itself. When it was done, we used up the last of our animal food on the goats.
We were highly satisfied and a bit wiped out by that point, so we headed back to our van and back to our hotel. It was a fun adventure.
The guy in Cherry Crest Adventure Farm's chick barn recommended we go see the pig races. He said it was the best show on the farm. We headed over, not realizing it was a ten to fifteen minute walk with the kids.
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| Country Pig Race |
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| Picture of the track |
The audience was divided into different colored sections to root for one of the four pigs in each race. For every race, the organizer would pick one kid from the crowd to be the main cheerleader. That kid stood up front and saw the race up close. The kid won a prize too, depending on how the pig did. The preschooler was selected for the final race and got a third-place prize--a Cherry Crest Adventure Farm Pencil!
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| One race |
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| Kid who won a pig's nose |
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| Our son cheering on the red pig |
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| The caller cheering on all the pigs |
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| Winning a prize |
Just beyond the pig barn was a display of tractors, some dating back to the early 1900s.
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| A big traction |
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| Smaller, more modern tractor |
Even further beyond was the country road carts, pedal cars that went along a dirt track. My son and I sat in back where we pedaled and steered. Meanwhile, the other kids sat in front and enjoyed the ride (and being front-seat drivers).
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| Rolling tubes by the road carts |
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| Ready to launch |
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| I had the steering job |
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| Coming up the road |
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| Having fun riding around |
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| Finishing the race |
The straw bale tower was fun to climb. It was five or six stacks high. Unfortunately we did not take a wide-shot picture showing how high up we were. So the pictures are not as impressive as they could have been. We'll do better next time.
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| Our gang at the top of the heap |
This far side of the farm had donkeys who ate feed from our hands. The preschooler was interested but too nervous to feed them on his own.
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| Feeding donkeys |
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| More of the same |
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| Getting by with a little help from his friends |
Walking back to the first part of the farm, we found their web site.
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| Searching the web |
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| Ready to switch to a more challenging web--web 2.0? |
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| A trickier site |
Rain started coming down as the older kids got off the web. The light rain quickly got heavy and turned into a downpour. We sheltered under a canopy for about ten minutes as the storm spent itself. When it was done, we used up the last of our animal food on the goats.
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| Out of the rain and back on the job |
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| Coaxing a goat out of the barn |
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| Not sure he wants any |
We were highly satisfied and a bit wiped out by that point, so we headed back to our van and back to our hotel. It was a fun adventure.
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| Topiary at the exit! |
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