Farmer Ted's

Today Timmy & Luke went on their first school trip! We went to Farmer Ted's on the outskirts of Liverpool. We left school at 9:30am on a double decker coach which delighted the boys! We went on 'the fast road' as Timmy calls the motorway & got there about 10:30am. We groomed a pony called Dancer after we had put our bags in the classroom. The photo above is of Luke enjoying grooming Dancer.
A large part of our day was spent playing on the many exciting climbing frames & slides in the play areas both indoors & out. The combine harvester was particularly popular with the boys. Luke called it a factory! Not quite sure why!!
From the moment Luke spotted the John Deer ride on tractors he was hooked! He kept asking to ride on one & spent ages driving it round & round so he was over the moon when....
.... we got to have a ride in the trailer of a real tractor! The boys loved bumping around listening to cheesy farm songs & seeing all the animals in the fields. I enjoyed it less as I had to twist myself around a bit, whilst balancing on a bale of straw, to hold onto both boys & prevent their heads from banging the railings as we went over many holes & ditches (we were right by the gap to get off the trailer too)!
While Luke loved the ride on tractors, Timmy loved the diggers in the sandpit! He was amazingly good at scooping up the sand & tipping it out again. Just look at the determination on his face (& tongue sticking out! Just like his mother)!

These goats had an overhead walkway through their shed & out into the paddock. It was funny when we were watching Doris the Cow being milked as the goats kept trotting past way up in the rafters of the barn! Wish I'd got a picture now....

The animal highlight of the trip was stroking this lamb, who took an instant liking to Timmy & Luke. Luke loved to hold the lamb gently with a hand either side of it's face. The lamb even gave Timmy a kiss on the nose!!! (Yes, I know Dad!!). We spent a long time with the lamb & his family. Cute!

In our classroom there was a box of farm toys which the boys loved! It was great to see them playing creatively with animals, trailers & tractors. It was a good rest time from all the physical activity too.

After all the excitement of the day & over an hour playing on the indoor soft climbing frame, which was at least as high as a house, the boys were exhausted! We had a little drink of milk in the cafe before boarding the coach home. Luke sat in his seat grumbling for a little while & then he went quiet, flat out asleep for the whole journey home! Minutes later Timmy lay down on the seat & was sleeping soundly too! It was a shame to wake them when we arrived back at school just in time to collect Jordan....

We made the most of the sunshine when we got home & spent an hour making mud pies in the garden before tea! What a fun day! ;o)