Being a native of Dothan and taking a countless number of school field trips out to Landmark Park, I grew up knowing how much fun there was to be had when we took the short little trip up Highway 431. Now, as a wife and mom of 2 under 3, I have a different appreciation for this little jewel and in particular for the renowned ANNUAL SPRING FARM DAY hosted at the park every March.
If you don't live where we live, chances are you clicked on this post thinking you may see pics of the fam on the farm...doing farming things...like milking cows or riding a tractor...or cleaning massive amounts of poop from our shoes...
But if you DO live where we live, you know exactly what "Spring Farm Day" means. Its an annual event held at Landmark Park and its kind of a big deal. They do have cows, although I didn't see an option to milk any which was probably a blessing. There is no telling what type of questions a 2.5 year old might come up with after seeing that!
This was our 3rd year attending the SFD and it was definitely the most enjoyable. Mainly because Anna Lee was finally at an age where she could enjoy some of the things and activities that were offered as opposed to previous years. She actually walked into the petting cage of the baby calf...
And even more surprisingly, she petted said calf, after removing her glasses to make sure he was a friendly calf of course.
Despite the name of the event being the SPRING Farm Day, it actually felt more like a SUMMER day. Its HOTTTT here and its only March. We coated ourselves down in sunblock before we set out on our farm adventure and I'm happy to say that we made it through with no sunburns. This is a spring farm day first. We usually all come back fried because its the first time our pasty bodies have seen sunlight for an extended period of time but we finally learned from our mistake and lathered up.
We kept the little guy under is own personal shade and I'm guessing he loved it because he snoozed for hours.
Josh walked laps around the park to keep Mac in motion (read: ASLEEP!) and he did a great job! Mac slept the entire time we were out there thanks to Josh "Forrest Gump" Steltenpohl - well, he was walking not running, but still...
After our Saturday ended, I realized that I never got a group pic of all the family we spent it with. My cousin, Tiffany, and her family came down for a quick visit along with my Uncle Robert and Aunt Linda. I'm so glad they were able to come and spend the day with us.
Anna Lee and Abigail both loved the ponies and would have ridden them until their backs broke if we would have let them.
This little guy woke up just in time for the fun to end. Don't worry little fella- we'll be back next year! 
We ran into so many friends at the SFD and can't wait to see them and a bunch a new friends again next year!
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