Busy, Busy, Busy

School has started and it seems like all my time is taken up with work or making sure that the boys are on top of their homework assignments and chores. However, we have been taking the time to have some fun here and there. On the 22nd of September we attended the open barn at Shetler's Dairy, a farm that has minimally pasteurized, non-homogenized milk from grass fed cows. They also have beef and pork, and offer raw milk cheese from a downstate dairy and all natural ice cream. They also do not use any growth hormones or antibiotics on their livestock. The open barn was a chance to say thank you to their customers and offer tours of their operations. There was free food, some vendors, a petting zoo and a hay maze for the kids. It was a gorgeous afternoon and a lot of fun.
We also got to enjoy the Pere Marquette steam locomotive on October 6 and 7. It brought passengers up north to enjoy the fall colors.
November started with a trip to the Detroit area to visit Ray's grandparents and his cousin Michelle and her husband, Gary, who were visiting from Dallas. It was a quick one day trip, but it was great to see them! Plus we got to eat pizza at Buddy's!