poultry fest!

What a great day! We loved poultry fest and we will for sure make the time to go again next year!  There were inflatables to jump and ride on, entertainers, a tractor pull, old vintage cars, and lots of chickens & ducks! And...it was all for free!
It took Nate & Liam a little a bit to get their nerve up to pose beside this big chicken. Andrew wasn't going to go anywhere near it.

So like Andrew.

I love vintage cars. This is something that has recently come upon me and it is not a bad thing considering we have four boys. I love their shapes, their colours, & I can see myself having one some day when all of the kids are in school. They can drive around in the family minivan & I will drive the cool car.

We have chickens, but these chickens & ducks were really different looking. Next spring, I am going to be on the hunt for unusual birds for our coop.

There was a huge incubator & the ducks & chickens were hatching right in front of our eyes. Watching them break through the shell & slowly climb out of the egg is just amazing.

Normally when a performer asks for child volunteers, our children hide behind us while we point to them & try to get the kids on stage. This time Nate thought that it looked safe enough and he had fun being in the spotlight.

This was our first time seeing a tractor pull. Though I still don't understand how it all works, it was really neat to see. The old tractors just have something about them. Like they are meant to get the job done.
What I don't get is that every year, is it not the same people who compete in the tractor pull, and for the most part do they not have the same tractors? How does this not get old year after year?

This guy here takes care of our fields. I get a chuckle from him & his buddies. They drive down our road in these huge, gas guzzling trucks that are full of bumper stickers. They wear cowboy boots & hats, & they talk with a bit of a drawl even though they are from this area.  Adventure and funny stories seem to find them.

This little guy was a real champ sitting in his stroller for hours & taking in the sights & sounds.