Donald and I recently joined Emily and her class for a trip to the farm. The day dawned very cold and extremely windy, but we loaded up and caravaned out with the rest of the students. I put a warm coat on her, but took along mittens, gloves, and a hood for her. She kept saying she was cold, so we kept adding on more outerwear. Eventually, she looked like a round cabbage and couldn't put her arms down - just like Ralphie's brother in The Christmas Story. She enjoyed the hayride and feeding the animals, especially the goats who were full of energy. The donkey was lots of fun, too, but she was a little wary of him - after all, this is the same donkey who mistook Abby's finger for a carrot on her preschool trip to the farm. Emily knew about this story and kept her fingers safely out of the donkey's mouth, allowing us to give him his feed instead. The pig didn't want to play and the turkey was really ugly. Couple this with increasing winds and Emily's good humor eventually wore out. We stopped back through Senoia for coffee and a trip to an excellent gift shop. She came away with a miniature toy pony and I got a new silver charm to commemorate our first field trip. A very fun, blustery day!
A cautious exploration of the donkey's very soft ears - but stay away from the teeth!
The teepee was surprisingly warm inside.
Emily and the Great Pumpkin.
All bundled up.
She liked these inflatables.
Heading off to feed the catfish - but they wouldn't come up because of the cold.
Checking out the scenery on the hayride into the farm.
A rare family shot taken by Ms. Tonya.
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