Mustering the cows

This year I take all the children to a new bus stop. Teancum goes to Mahurangi College one way and the other kids go to Kaukapakapa Primary school. In the morning the primary kids get picked up 10 minutes before Arama's and in the afternoon the primary kids get dropped off 1/2 hour earlier than T. As the bus stop is next to a milking farm, the kids are used to seeing and smelling the cows. Mark, is the farmer there. He is a lovely person, and great with the kids. He lets them jump on the quad bike and go down to muster up the cows.

Our boys are getting good at bringing the cows up for milking. I am so proud of them, watching them walk behind these big cows and following the instructions to muster up the cows. Hikawera has even been in the milking shed helping spray the cows down and watched the machines hooked up to collect the milk..
They Love it!

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