Reagan and I got our first taste of farming life last week when we helped Aunt Janie and Uncle Calvin bale their hay.  I’m so excited about all the hard, worthwhile work by boys will be able to do at their farm!

The bales hadn’t had time to dry out and so they were pretty heavy.  Reagan couldn’t actually lift one.  He was very frustrated about that.  But hopefully next time (they do this three times a year!) they’ll be able to dry out more and we can lift them.  Ok, I’ll admit it, I couldn’t really lift them either.  Here I am, “baling hay”.

My job title was “Truck Driver Extraordinaire” as Uncle Calvin put it.

Believe it or not, this was taken the same day as the above beautiful blue sky pictures.  It was threatening to rain when we first started, but the rain held off and turned to sun.  That’s Derek in the background.  Truth be told, he did most of the work that day.  He also broke out in hives because he’s allergic to hay!

Reagan found a little surprise in one of the bales.   A snake!!! 
Afterward he got to see the 20 some animals that Byams have.  5 horses, 2 cats, 2 dogs, a bunch of chickens and I’m not even sure what else!  Reagan collected the eggs from the chicken coop. 

Looking forward to more fun at the Byam farm!