Last week we got to go to a local dairy farm for a tour!  It is a really cute farm with lots of things for the kids to look at and do.

We got to pet this calf named Levi who was just three weeks old!

Tad had the day off so he was able to go with us!  Definitely helpful to have an extra set of hands!

The kids loved seeing the calves.  They were quite friendly!

The kids had a chance to try “milking” a cow (replica).  Vera has been saying for a while that she wants to be a dairy farmer when she grows up!

At the end of the tour, we got to try samples of ice cream (yummy!) and shop their store (I bought milk, cream, butter, and eggs).  We definitely would go back again!  It was a fun outing.

Last weekend we took a little trip to Richmond, followed by a trip to Northern VA (hello, IKEA!) and to see Tad’s maternal grandmother, as well as his aunt, uncle, and cousin.

When we walked up the steps and Grandma saw Tad holding Jude, she started crying.  She hadn’t seen him since before he was married, so to see him with a wife and three kids must have been a sight!

I tried my best to get photos of the kids with Grandma!  Here are some moments from our evening.

 

Jude is our little ham!

Oh, and if I look sick in these pictures, it’s because I was/am.  Bad cold, but I think I’m over the hump!

Angela, Aunt Kim, and me.

We are thankful we got to spend even that brief time with Tad’s extended family!  Hope to be back again before too much longer!