Friday Fun - 'Farm Friday'

It's Farm Friday at Jedel Graff family farm.  They invite kids of all ages to come out to the farm on the last Friday of every month to get a good dose of farm life.  You can spend your time cavorting with hens, goats, ponies, horses and a cat or two.  This was our first visit to the farm, and we had a very fine time, indeed.  A couple of comments, though.  There has been some miscommunication about a few things.  It is held on the last Friday of the month... not the third.  I think, initially, that when the info was sent out about this event a few months ago, it had been stated that it was the third Friday of every month.  I can tell from the Facebook activity that there are still a lot of folks that think that (as in, there were a lot of posts last week on the 17th).  It was also stated that there would be pony rides available.  When we arrived today, we were told that due to insurance reasons, they could no longer do that.  (Stupid bureaucracy!).  I wish I had known that before I told my kids they could ride ponies.  Lastly, the price per child is now $2.00 (at least today it was..??).  I was under the impression that it was $5.00 per child.  I came with a $20 (no change) expecting to pay for three kids plus extra for pony rides.  I gladly paid my $20 today because it goes to support a wonderful family farm - but hey, $$ is tight and I don't like spending extra money unnecessarily.  So - all that being said - I think some clarification on their site would be helpful.   I hope this clears it up for any of my friends who might attend in the future!

Now, on to the photos!

I have to add a comment here.  This is not my child (pictured above)- he is just another little boy visiting the farm.  All of my kids commented about playing in the mud.  Rylan did not want to get her shirt dirty.  Surprisingly, Jordan didn't want to get dirty either.  This may be why.....

This was last July.  I didn't take it.....very well.

Meanwhile... back on the farm....



"I solemnly swear, I am up to no good"

 



AHEM!!  (boys...)

 

I just loved being there today.  This is a wonderful family that has provided our community with a great opportunity to get up close and personal with farm life.  I loved the pace of the afternoon the most.  I just followed the kids around as they moved about the farm, taking pictures.  It was soooooo nice not to be on a time-table this afternoon!