William meets the farm animals

William and I had a GREAT day today. We went to Farmer Gow’s which is a farm set up for kids to visit a little way out of Oxford. It was such fun. Just after we walked in, there were some 1 day old chicks that we could pick up and hold. William was very interested in the light (it went up to a plug in the ceiling – very exciting when you are into plugs and wires as much as William is) and the sawdust in their container, but soon was quite fascinated by their cheeping and little wings flapping. He gently stroked them, and enjoyed watching them play in their container. After having fun outside climbing on a 6 m high pile of bales of hay (which also had a secret tunnel running underneath them) and riding the toy tractors we went to meet the animals. William was pretty brave, I thought, leaving my lap to feed hay to the 10 adult goats who stuck their heads through the railing. He helped me feed a bottle to the 5 day old lambs, and then fed pellets to the sheep and adult goats all by himself. By this stage he was happy to feed a bottle of milk to an adult goat, and wasn’t bothered as they all trotted about him, going from person to person to get food and milk. I didn't quite manage to stop William from trying some of the milk from the goats bottle - after the goat had had some. Oh well, I'm sure it is good good for his immune system! We then helped collect eggs in the hen house, and lead a goat on a lead back to the barn. It was such an action packed day and he was so interested and keen throughout. I think that we’ll be going back to Farmer Gow’s again.

This evening William had a bath....lit just by the light of a duck! It was fun! Nana bought William a duck that lights up (different colours) when wet, so each evening as we choose toys for the bath we enjoy throwing it in with the lights off, so that we can get the full spectacle when it turns on. Instead of the usual bath of 20 toys (if you count each individual milk carton lid as a toy…) we just had one bottle and the duck this evening. And William was perfectly entertained....