Spring Time Fun at the Farm

More fun at the farm

We needed to get out of the house for a bit today and once again White Post Farms was the perfect fit for us. We enjoyed their Easter themed activities.

Easter Egg Hunt



The Goods



Feeding the animals


Meeting the Easter Bunny


Painting a huge ostrich egg.



Riding the train with Louis. You are supposed to be an adult to do this with a little one but Leah said she could do it without me. Great big sister.

Holding on tight to Louis.



The farm has a nice cafe in its gourmet market. Smoothies and fresh baked goods.

Nothing beats fresh farm air

The closest thing we have to a local farm is White Post Farms of Melville. It is far from a 'real farm' but it is close by and works for us. We visit many times through out the year when we want to get out of the house but not go far. Today everyone was punchy and getting on one another's nerves. (This was partly due to the fact I was in a funk due today being the 9-11 anniversay-which always gets me down. I try to focus on remembering my friends and their families who were lost and spend the time honoring those I knew who passed by spending time with my family.) Going to the farm was definitely the perfect thing for us to do.

It was one of last weekends where they would have the inflatable water slides. They also had Clifford the Big Red Dog and lil bunnies for the kids to pet & take pictures with.





Matt and Leah fed the animals. I still think Matt enjoys this as much (if not more) than Leah does.




I have a picture of Leah in front of this sign for every year for the past 3 years. I need to dig them up for comparison.

Off to the Farm again :D

Being so close to White Post Farms we tend to go there a few times each season. Especially now that the bouncers are there. Great way for Leah to be entertained. Matt dropped us off and we spent the afternoon there. Today we met up with one of my childhood friends from the Bronx - Sean, his wife Rosemary and their two beautiful kids Leah (Lee-ah) and Seanie. It was so nice to spend the afternoon with another family so much like our own. I cannot wait to get together with them again.

Off to the farm

We spent the afternoon at White Post Farms today. Leah fed the animals, decorated an ostrich egg, spent time in the playground, and took a picture with the Easter Bunny. We woke up the baby for the pictures. He was grumpy but not crying for them.

Passover/Easter

We spent the 1st Seder night of Passover with Nana Bernice and the family at her house. Nice dinner, good food and great company. 2nd Seder was spent at the Rabbi's house with his family. It is becoming a yearly tradition and one we enjoy participating in. Leah knows Dayenu pretty well now and can sing along with most of it, not just the chorus part.

Being a family with Judeo-Christian backgrounds with personal agnostic/atheist overtones we partake in both sides when it comes to holidays. We aren't religious/observant of any religion at the moment but we still feel it is important for Leah to learn about the cultures and traditions surrounding us. As she gets older we will figure what we will do, if anything. Or maybe like myself she will ask to participate in one thing over the other.

For Easter we spent the day out and about. Leah woke up to find a basket full of goodies in her room. We went to White Post Farms for their Easter Spectacular. We really enjoy the place. Leah loves it. Even though it was a bit chilly and windy Leah still wanted to go. We feed the animals, decorated a goose egg, rode a pony, rode on the train, found eggs in a egg hunt in the hay (Leah loves playing in the hay) and we visited with the Easter bunny.

Afterward we went home for a bit and then we back out to have dinner with Lindsay, Ruth & George at a local restaurant B.K. Sweeney's. Then we went to see what the Easter Bunny left for us at Grandma & Grandpa's house. Lots of goodies there as well. We are fortunate to have such wonderful, generous people in our lives.

Leah was dropped off a little while ago. She went to the train station to drop Lindsay off. She laid down next to us on the couch and now is snoring away. Big weekend for a lil kid.

Pictures :D

Waiting in line to get into the farm.


Looking at an animatronic talking cow. Actually just the head of a cow.



Train ride


Easter Egg Hunt






Found them!


Feeding the animals.


Spring means baby animals.


Baby Goat meets Hen.


Baby Goat needs a lil help.

Matt and the animals. He loves it.


Pony Ride




Random hen walking around


Goose Egg Decorating

Right at home...Leah loves painting.


Waiting for her egg to dry. The many faces of Leah.








Open Wide! Leah sure loves chocolate. Even after swearing she wasn't hungry enough to eat her dinner.


Easter Basket(s) Time!


Peeps! "They don't bite back when you bite off their heads." As stated by Leah.