Of all things to forget .......my camera and phone! Went as a chaparone for Mimi's class today when all of the second graders went to Pioneer Farms. For about a month now they have been studying, reading about the pioneer and early American Indian lifestyles. So today we went to see what it was like around 100 years ago.
This place is located in Eatonville about a one hour bus ride from our school/home. The kids had loads of fun. I knew this place would be like the pioneer days but no one said that it was going to be the EXACTLY like the pioneer days right down to the OUTHOUSES ! There was absolutely no functioning plumbing anywhere! YIKES!
It is now our rainny season so everywhere was muddy, hence the newly purchased snow boots for Mimi. The way I see it, why buy rainboots when snowboots work just as well and they keep your feet warm. Fortunately while we were at the farm the rain had stopped but then started again as soon as we got home. Someone up there is watching out for us.
The kids got a real kick out of riding in a buck board wagon pulled by Jack the working horse. This is kind of a neat place. Everything was hands on. Mimi favorite part was going into the barn and jumping on the haystack. This farm was complete with horse, chickens, pig, sheep, honking geese and ducks. The other thing the kids got a kick out of was milking the cow. Even I had fun doing that but oh the smell of that place. WHEW!!!!
This picture is off of their website. Because it is Fall now, the coloring up here is so much prettier with the brown, red, yellow and gold.
