Winter on the Farm

We headed to the farm this weekend for Aunt Kalli's Christmas Party and Caroling. The girls had a wonderful afternoon at the farm. Gabby rode Morning Glory all by herself and I did not help one bit. In fact, I was on Milly with Lillybug. Gabby did a great job of steering and using the reins as well as she learned how to make her trot. Gabby loves to ride! When we got back up to Winnie's, Uncle Jack and Uncle Tom were feeding the animals so the girls wanted to help. They hopped on the back of the quad trailer and headed out to the pasture with the horse and cattle to feed. They had a great time climbing on haystacks, feeding the cows and chasing the rooster.

Then we changed and got ready for the party. Both girls looked great (Maddy stayed home with dad due to a runny nose) and were in good spitits. Lilly thought Aunt Kalli's house was a playgroundw ith all the fun things on the ground. I unfortunately could not keep up with her and Lilly learned the very painful lesson of what a wood burning stove was....Her hand is in recovery but it is very painful. Once she touched the stove, she and I made a quick exit from the party - she was not going to settle down. Her hand has blistered on the inside and is between a 2nd and 3rd degree burn. She now understands what we mean when we say "Hot" and she walks around showing us her hand saying "hot" followed by "ouch" and then she cries. It is very funny acutally. We are hoping to avoid infection but one of the bigger blisters has popped. It was a fun day - and a wonderful party!