A Day At The Farm!

This past weekend, we returned to Pickett, Wisconsin to attend the "Day On The Farm" event.

This event is amazing. It is FREE. Anything that costs money is very reasonable and all proceeds go to St. Jude's Hospital. It is an event to remember a little boy, Jarid Kumbier...a little guy who passed away from a cancerous brain tumor in 2000. To read more about it, check out this link http://www.dayonthefarm.com/index.html
--it REALLY is an amazing fun family event!

At the farm, there were kid sized tractors to ride (Jayna was the lone rider!), there were pretend cows to milk (again, Jayna was the lone milker!)...there was a "corn pen" full of dried corn to play in (fun!) and there are many wooden "statues". On these statues, hundreds of children have stamped their hands and written their names--every year they do this. It's amazing to see just how many have come to the event!

There was a corn maze (Ava: "Dad...this is scary!), a giant sand pile (Which Colin LOVED.), and a really cool pumpkin patch with green and orange pumpkins. Above, Andy is holding the heart shaped green pumpkin....because I love green and we all love each other! :)

There were also ponies....

and since I am allergic to horses, ANDY got to do the honors of walking around the pony ride with Colin....nothing like dodging "the" piles! Colin was in heaven...just waiting, he was doing a little jig saying "Hi Horsey!" and he just floated around the pony walk for his turn! The girls enjoyed it too--it's not too often they get a chance to ride a "horse"!

The event was a 2 day event....and both days, they did a giant balloon release. It was breathtaking to watch. The red balloons were for adults who had lost a battle with cancer, the yellow balloons were for children who had lost the battle.

Andy and I continue to reflect on how much work goes into putting this on...and it is so much fun for the children. We happily will continue to find time to support this great cause and to spend "A Day On The Farm"!