On Saturday morning, we headed to Agfest. It had been a couple of years since we last went and we didn't think much would of changed, which was the case. We were keen to go to see Poppy, as it had been a while since we'd seen him, as he had just got back from his holiday. Silly me forgot to bring the camera, but we got these photos using Poppy's camera.
Poppy took the kids in this Volvo truck. While Moppy and Poppy were in Sweden, Moppy had a go at driving this particular type of truck (that Poppy and Little Alex are sitting in) with a trailer load of logs behind it. Moppy and Poppy posted a video on their blog of the big truck drive and the kids watched it over and over and loved it. Maddi was keen to sit in the truck that Moppy drove and reminded us that this was the truck that Moppy drove. Little Alex is such a boy with his love of cars, trucks and machines. He was all grins when he was in the truck and by accident he beeped the horn and scared the daylights out of the people around the site, including me!
Agfest was much the same as it had been a few years before, but with a lot less animals which was dissapointing. We were in the search of finding some pigs as Maddi wanted to see some pigs. We didn't end up finding any, but saw lots of cows and Alpacas. The craft and dairy sheds were the best sites there for me. Alex's favourites were the car and truck displays. We picked up a few items in the sheds. A cookie cutter for Maddi, straps of assorted sweet and sour lollie straps, and some chilli sauces that Alex loves. A few years back we got some chilli sauces from a store in the craft shed called the Chilli Factory and bought some more as replacement. Since Alex loves hot foods, they were a hit in our house. Some of the sauces are unbearably hot for me and are the kind that make your eyes water, so they do last a while as you don't need a lot of sauce. We didn't pick up any freebies which was a bit unusual for Agfest. However a lady with some older children gave us a Wiggles DVD that her kids got in their The Mercury showbag.
We met up with Poppy for lunch and spent some time with him before heading off. Poppy had one more package from their travels to Europe for us. Once again it was exciting to open it and we felt very spoilt. We left Agfest soon after lunch and popped into Mum and Dad's on the way through.
We stopped by at Grandma and Grandpa's to visit and give Grandma her Mother's Day present. To my surprise Grandma had a present for me as well. We spent a few hours at grandma and Grandpa's while Alex and Dad went to their meeting in Devonport. Maddi just loves doing all the 'farm things' at Grandma's. First she wanted to collect the eggs, and then she wanted to see the baby lambs. Mum and Dad have quite a few lambs out in their paddock and Maddi was keen to see them close up. Of course the mothers were protective of their little ones, and Mum had to sneak up on them to catch one. Mum caught one without too many dramas and Maddi decided to name it Jack as it was a boy. Then once Jack was put back she wanted Grandma to then catch a girl lamb which would be Jill! After all that effort of catching the one, Mum didn't like her chances of catching another one and picking out a girl amongst all those baby lambs. Unfortunately Mum's camera battery wasn't charged up, so we missed another photo opportunity. Time flies by when you're having fun and before we knew it, it was time to go and pick up Alex from his meeting. Maddi promptly reminded Grandma about her lollies and she was sent home with a bag of lollies.
AFTER
Alex now puts himself in the high chair. He climbs up onto the table and then slips into his high chair when he's hungry and ready for a meal. He then calls out "Mum! Mum! Mum!" Until I give him some food and recognition. He reminds me of a little seagull sometimes.