Garth and I had the priveledge to chaperone Griffin and his fellow first graders at Thornapple Elementary to the Critter Barn. I had no idea what would be in store for us. What an absolutely amazing and fun day. Griffin got to ...
milk a goat,
plant soy beans,
hold a baby duck, 
hold a rabbit,
quick break for a swing,
pet an old rooster, (he's 7 and that's old for a rooster)
brush a horse, 
visit with a baby cow named Ben,
and much much more, but that was all I got in the way of pictures of Griffin.
I can hardly wait to go back and take Harrison and Maclin. I am hoping Harrison will love this place. He got mad at me a couple months ago because he did not want to go to preschool any more. He wanted to go to farm school. He wanted to learn to be a farmer. Now I can actually sign him up to learn to that!
For more information on the organization, below is a link to the Critter Barn's website.
They are a non-profit organization dedicated to educating children about animals and farming in a hands on enviornment. I forget that most children don't get this kind of exposure to have first hand experience to learn and understand where their food comes from.
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