Wordless Wednesday: Waiting for Dad

The Big Red Barn

By the big red barn
In the great green field,

There was a pink pig
Who was learning to squeal.

There was a great big horse
And a very little horse.

And on every barn
Is a weather vane, of course -
A golden flying horse.

There was a big pile of hay
And a little pile of hay,
And that is where the children play.
But in this story the children are away.
Only the animals are here today.

The sheep and the donkey,
The geese and the goats,
Were making funny noises
Down in their throats

An only scarecrow
Was leaning on his hoe.
And a field mouse was born...

In a field of corn.
Cock-a-doodle-dooooo!
In the barn there was a rooster
And a pigeon, too.

And a big white hen
Standing on one leg.
And under the hen was a quiet egg.

There was a bantam rooster
And a little bantam hen
With a clutch of eggs.
Count them. There are ten.

Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Mooooooo! Moo!
There was a big brown cow
And a little brown cow.

There was a old black cat,
Meow! Meow!
And a tiger tomcat,
Yeow! Yeow!

There was a big red dog,
Bow! Wow!
With some little puppy dogs
All round and warm.

And the all lived together
In the big red barn.

And the played all day
In the grass and in the hay.

When the sun went down
In the great green field,
The big cow lowed,
The little pig Squealed.

The horses stomped in the sweet warm hay,
And the little donkey gave on last bray.

The hens were sleeping on their nests.
Even the rooster took a rest.
The little black bats flew away
Out of the barn at the end of the day.

And there they were all night long

Sound asleep

In the big red barn.

Only the field mice were left to play,
Rustling and squeaking in the hay,

While the moon sailed high

In the dark night sky.

The End.
Again? Again?
Again?!?!

A Camping We Will Go!

Aunt B and Uncle C invited us to go camping with them down at Fort Kaskaskia. We were all excited to check out their new home-away-from-home on wheels. We didn't stay all night, but we all enjoyed pretending to camp. The dinner they cooked us was very very yummy. We loved the fresh green beans!
Of course we can't go anywhere without Austin's bag of goodies. Tractors, trucks, cars and anything else he can fit in his bag go everywhere with us!
It didn't take him long to find a new shed for his tractors. He loved hanging out on the bunk bed.AC and flat screen TVs - My kind of camping! We can't wait to go camping again!

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Tower

Another great birthday gift was his Learning Tower from Nana and Pa. I'm not kidding when I tell you that you need one of these. We are so happy that Bella's Mommy passed along the great find when Bella received one for Christmas. Austin does everything from, eating snacks to helping with the dishes, in his tower. I know it's definitely not a necessity but it's a lot safer then a bar stool!