This week we had two field trips! On Monday, my dad, Rick, and the two older boys went to "baler school" at one our favorite New Holland dealerships, Burnips Equipment. They offered educational sessions on how to operate and maintain balers, discbines, wrappers and other hay equipment. The main focus for our crew was the baler. They arrived mid morning, enjoyed the sessions, and had a great lunch. The kids wrote a report when they got home, drew some pictures, and we sent a copy to the dealership in appreciation.
When I asked the kids what their favorite part was, they said:
Kid #1 "Lunch! Oh, and I had three donuts! But I really should have backed off after two..."Kid #2 "The food! The food was great!"
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| ....hopefully they brought home more than just extra calories! |
Wednesday, we had a day off of school to celebrate Rick's birthday. We made homemade ice cream, cake, gifts, and had a trip down to the neighbor's sugar shack.
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| We own a Cuisinart ice cream maker, but today we got out the bigger, traditional ice cream maker. We're dairy farmers-we like A LOT of ice cream! |
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| Here we are at the largest producer of maple syrup in our section of our township of our county.... |
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| Did you know it takes 5 gallons of sap, and the amount of wood shown to produce 1 cup of maple syrup? |
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| Each of the kids got to take home a 1/2 pint of syrup! |
It was fun to get out and do some learning away from the school room. Reading, writing, math, spelling-those are all important, but some of the best lessons come from everyday life.
Go ahead and enjoy some fresh Michigan made maple syrup-preferably over some homemade ice cream!
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