Deanna Rose Farmsted

We had a great time at Deanna Rose Farmstead on Monday morning. The weather had been kindof hit & miss over the weekend, but for some reason, Monday morning was beautiful and we were so thankful! After Grandad passed away on Sunday, we weren't sure if we wanted to make the trip on Monday, but we were so glad we did. Colin is totally in LOVE with animals right now and we knew he would just have a great time.

Colin at the train, right past the entrance

There was a fun schoolhouse that we went into, and the "teacher" was so sweet. She got Colin a chalkboard with a piece of chalk and let him get to work.

Ringing the cowbells

The boys looking at the animals (pretty sure it was the cow that was mooing so loudly that Colin felt like he needed to be held) ...LOVE THESE GUYS!

Checking out the baby goats. There were tons of them there, very friendly and fun for the kids to interact with.

Colin really cracks Brian and I up whenever there are other children around. He just sits back and watches them. He's very curious these days.

There was also a small track where the kids could ride tractors all around. Poor Colin's little legs couldn't reach the pedals yet, so Brian had to push him.

We had a couple of our friends join us out there, the same ones that went with us to Lake of the Ozarks earlier in the weekend. Their little girl is 2.5 years old and is a lot of fun for Colin to play with. This is Colin with Madeline's dad Caleb (a very old friend of Brian's from his elementary school days)

Feeding the hungry big goats

This was probably one of the most fun parts of the day...feeding the baby goats milk from a bottle that you could buy for $1. It was still really early in the morning and so they were very hungry. Since they were all little, they weren't intimidating at all for Colin, except maybe when there were dozens of them wanting the bottle all at once. Good thing Brian was there to regulate!

Brian and Caleb attempting to use the tractor track.
Um...boys...the sign says ages 3-6 I think...

Colin "milking" a cow

We still can't believe this whole place had FREE ADMISSION! We are definitely going to be coming back and spending more time there now that we know what it's all about. So much fun for little kids (and for the parents!)