Farm Kids Friday
This past weekend we moved the sheep out to pasture (Yeah grass!). The Ladybug was Mr. Fix-It’s lamb-herder. It’s really important to have someone calmly bringing up the rear, ’cause those little buggers are fast! All it takes is one frantic baby running in the wrong direction to bring chaos to the whole process.
That’s quite an outfit she’s sporting there.
So once everyone was moved out, we started working on cleaning up the smaller, winter pastures they’d just left.
The Cowboy got straight to work, of course.
Well, correction. I directed the boys to clean out the smaller pastures while I was cleaning up the back porch, camera in hand, just because you never know what might come up that needs my lens more than my hands!
The Cowboy jumped right on it because he had plans to get back to roping a log over by the firepit before dinner.
Speedracer was working too.
And Speedracer?
Sort of.
Well, in the time it took the Cowboy to pick up all the loose baling twine and carry 3 feed pans to the hayshed, Speedracer managed to get his one feed pan about half way across the backyard…
I’m never sure if he’s actually working, or just playing.
…Before he called for re-enforcements.
I have to admit, Speedracer can be smooth when he wants to be. He talked his brother into helping without much fuss at all. I was a little amazed.
Ah, sweet teamwork!
Turns out it was all about getting back to roping that log.
But I’m not gonna complain, the job got done.
I’m linking up over at Verde Farm’s Farm Friends Friday and Home with the Boys Boys in Motion today. Be sure to stop by for lots of fur and feet in action!
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It’s amazing how the “baby” of the family gets away with everything and the others don’t even notice. One day the Cowboy will figure it out 🙂
I’m glad the Cowboy has such a good attitude about helping out-the Ladybug gets frustrated quick. She and Mr. Fix-It see right through the little guy’s act! 🙂 I’m completely blinded by his grinning little face…
Gosh, this is SOOOO cute! look at those little overalls!!
There’s something about boys and overalls and dirt…Just wait until you’re little one get here! 🙂 I hope you’ve gotten extra batteries for your camera!
They are just adorable!! Something about little boys in overalls 🙂
I know! There’s just something so timeless about them! They’re a bit of a pain when it comes to potty time, but they certainly hold up to all the dirt around here! 🙂
i know they will grow up to be fantastic farmers! if that is what they want to be of course…the little lambies are adorable!!
We’re certainly trying to encourage them to consider it!
I’m smiling from ear to ear:@)
Cute boys! Thanks for your comment on my blog. Just wondering what age you started giving your kids set chores rather than just encouraging them to help out.
They’ve been coming along at chore times since, well, birth. I used a backpack carrier with all 3 of them and everyone came along. But I would say that 3.5 is about the actual chore age. Speedracer just turned 3 in January, so we’re just starting to make him be more serious about helping. The first chore each of them has gotten all by themselves is to feed our house cat and dogs. About 4 we let them start actually going out of the backyard and turning the water on and off (careful–sometimes they don’t get it turned off tight!), filling all the water buckets, and feeding the chickens. The Ladybug’s been gathering and washing the eggs and feeding our gelding since she was 6. (She could have done this younger, but the door sticks and the nesting boxes are too high.)
Inside is tougher. We don’t have much time, so I really do most of them. They start emptying the little bathroom trashcans and helping load laundry at 3, making beds, putting clothes away, and setting the table at 4-5 and we’ve just started seriously teaching the Ladybug to cook now at almost 7. They’re responsible for packing their lunches (we make the food, they literally just pack the box) and backpacks each morning and unpacking both in the evening once they start K4.
haha yes those boys are working HARD!
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful Easter!
Leontien
Sometimes they seem to put more effort into the drama to get out of the work than the work itself takes! 🙂
These pictures are so adorable! I really like your blog and am so glad that I found it. Looking forward to reading more of your posts!!
Thanks for stopping by!
So cute to see the kids helping. I’m sure the sheep were very happy to be out in the green pastures.