Farm & Family Day Wrap-Up...LOTS of PICS!

WOW....What a fun and absolutely exhausting day!!! THANK YOU to everyone that stopped by our Home Sweet Home, aka Westwood today! We have never hosted an event like this before, so we had NO IDEA what we were in for! There was a steady stream of families visiting us from 10am on the dot (you know who you are!), all the way to our last visitor leaving at just 2 minutes till 4pm....At the end of the day, we had over 50 families stop by, and I don't think we could have crammed one more in if we tried our hardest! OK, I'm sure we could have, but parking would have been hard to come by! Might have had to dip into our overflow parking area (the hay fields)...hahahaha

The bottom line, is that we had a AWESOME time meeting all the WONDERFUL people that took the time to stop by and meet us....The goats, cats, horses and tractors will never be the same without you....they miss you all terribly! You set a standard of attention I will NEVER be able to uphold now!! This also served as a vehicle to meet some of our special neighbors and make lots of new friendships with those living close by....an all-in-all GREAT experience!

There were so many beautiful families, and I got some really great pics throughout the day...if any of these little guys belongs to you, please email me so I can forward you what I have (leahroehl@yahoo.com)...I have a LOT more pics than I have posted here...Just wanted to get at least 1 or two of each family up in case you were interested in getting them for yourself...

This little girl knows her stuff...she identified right off the bat the difference btwn the brush used for the horses body, and the brush used for its mane and tail....I think I'll keep my eye on her if I am in the market for a trainer in about 15 yrs :)

What a sweet family...one is missing in this pic tho...

Oh no, THERE she is.....maybe she got left on the hay bale!

A family affair...we have several families 3 generations deep join us...

Some of the little tykes weren't quite so sure about certain animals...hehe

So sweet....this pic taken approx. 1 minute before the tantrum he threw after being taken off the hay bale...followed by the tantrum he threw being taken off the tractor...follow by the...oh, you get the point...the boy BELONGS on the farm...I think they should have just left him....he fits right in...he has my pout :)

This lovely woman enjoyed brushing Treasure..I wish I had gotten a pic of her with her husband, they were such a sweet couple.

This young man knows his stuff...he is pictured here showing our super awesome, energetic, enthusiastic, hard chargin' extension agent, Scott for short, all about something he knew all about....

This poor little man was our one and only casualty of the day.....and a grand one it was! Here he is pictured feeding Treasure some yummy grass....Treasure takes it ever so gently and all is well....about 10 minutes later, he reached in to pet Treasure's pasture mate, Devilish Dually, hands still smelling of that sweet luscious grass, and that little rat nibbled on this little man's index finger....Bad pony!!!! Little man was fit to be tied...and I quickly became the Devil incarnate when I approached with the 'meds' to help get him all doctored up...now I know how those dear nurses feel at the pediatricians just before they give a baby a shot...AWFUL I TELL YA! AWFUL! Sent him on his way with a sucker....hoping he doesn't hold it against the horses forever...they all aren't as evil as Dopey Dually...I promise!

A mother daughter portrait....this duo really stood out to me...Mom was goofy and silly and seemed to have a great relationship with her daughter....I really liked them...they are welcome back ANYTIME!

This little lady came all the way to the farm just to play in the dirt...lol

Here is Scott helping out a mom with her baby girl, slightly hesitant to touch the big furry creature! Scott was on hand all day to offer information about our county extension office and 4-H opportunities for youth and adults. He did a great job, and I don't think this would have been a possible feat without him...it was a team effort...Scott giving presentations, tours, and lots of attention to the visitors....and me hiding behind the camera, taking pics and having all the fun!

Later in the day we turned Treasure back out to relax on the hill...Not unlike "The Hills" in California, this is his special high rent place.

Our pygmy goats, Banjo and Fiddle, were not spared...they got lots of pets and scratches from our visitors too!

Isn't this mug precious! LOVE the Spongebob cap!

These two cowgirls are the prettiest and silliest kids I've met! You can see from the pic which is REALLY the silliest tho...what a funny duo...

This is the funny duo's mom and dad.....awwwwwwwwwww

This family owns Nyland Farm...also on the historic marker (located near the I95 bridge, across from Stirling Farm) of plantation homes on Guinea Station Rd....what a neat family.....hope to see them again soon! Jake, our barn cat, hopes they come back soon too...

Here is their little girl enjoying the mini-Gator....she is just a year older than our Little Brat....this mini-Gator was a HIT with the 3-5 yr olds!!! I think Santa is going to need some extra space on his sleigh to haul all these around to the little ones! haha

This was a gorgeous couple....they were driving up from Richmond and came across a flier for the tour today...we were so lucky they decided to stop by...no kids, but their adorable little pooch on a string had a blast meeting the goats, horses, and cats!