Farm Tour and Shenanigans

A few weeks ago, we took part in an annual tour of local farms.  We only got to two which, all things considered for that day, was pretty good.  The first one was more produce stand than farm tour, but they did have some good homemade peach ice cream which Sabrina was super excited about.  The next place was a grass farm that raised free-range cows, chickens, and ducks.  Their operation was inspired by Joel Salatin's Polyface Farms (read The Omnivore's Dilemma for more details on that) and was on a lovely hill piece of Virginia countryside.  Too bad we won't be here for the event next year, but we would definitely plan it out better and make it to more farms.  The last few pictures are just Sabrina and Clark being silly and if you look close, you can see all the new teeth Clark is getting.  He's gone from 2 teeth to 7 in about a month!

Sabrina's First Day of School

We can hardly believe that our little girl is old enough to start preschool!  This week was her first day of school.  Like her momma, she is one of the youngest in her class, but Sabrina is such an outgoing and independent girl, we knew she was ready for preschool.  And as I expected, not a tear was shed on her first day.  She absolutely loved it and was full of things to tell me about her day.  They get gym time where they play with balls and seated scooters and practice following directions, then they get outdoor playtime at the end of the day.  The preschool she is going to is run by a local church and it is nice to have the gospel and school blend.  The pictures of her at school were taken the week before at the open house where we met her teachers (again) and she got to find the coat hook with her name on it and locate the bathrooms.  It was weird having Clark home all by himself when she was at school, and even weirder when he took his morning nap and it was quiet.  Somehow I think I'll have no problem finding things to fill my quiet time on the mornings when Sabrina is in school.