Fun At Cagle's Dairy Farm

Today Maddie and I went with Allison and Lucy to Cagle's Dairy Farm in Hickory Flat.  It was so much fun.  We started with taking pictures with the pumpkins.  Maddie and Lucy loved all the pumpkins.  Lucy thought the hay tasted good too.  Luckily Maddie did not eat any thing off the ground.  We then went to the milking demonstration.  It brought back horrible memories of pumping!  We then proceeded to see how they bottled the milk.  Pretty cool.  After that we went on a hay ride pulled by a giant tractor.  Maddie was so good and sat in my lap the whole time.  The coolest part of the hay ride was when the farm dog lead all of the cows in the pasture to the wagon.  They came running full speed then stopped right in front of the wagon.  Maddie really enjoyed the cows.  Afterwards, we got to see the pigs race.  Their reward was Cagle's chocolate milk.  I would run for the milk too.  It's wonderful and I do not like milk.  We then got to feed the goats.  Just seeing the joy on Maddie's face made it all worth wild.  I know longer thought about how difficult it was to carry a child while attempting to take pictures AND video and carry 2 bags on your back.  It no longer mattered.  It was all worth it.  We had thought that maybe Maddie would become a dentist someday due to her fascination of teeth (probably because she has none) however, she LOVES animals.  Cats, dogs, goats, pigs, and cows.  Maybe she'll be a vet.  Who knows.  It's just fun to imagine.  After the goats, we went into the calf barn.  We got to feed them too.  My favorite part was when Maddie got really close to this one calf and it like her face.  It scared her and she started crying.  I was unable to capture the moment.  I probably should not think that this was funny...but it was hysterical!  She got over her fear of being licked and continued to play and feed them.  What a day.  I cannot wait to go back.