Things that are legit on a farm...

When you are on the farm and away from the city, there are a few things I really love about being here....a lot of it is stuff that you would never get away with back home.
On the farm, you can 'up-cycle' that car hood you didn't need and were just keeping around. It's not junk - just throw an old couch cushion on it  and attach it to a snowmobile. I hope these videos work!

Just make sure the kiddos were a balaclava. Here's what they look like before the ride...

 And here's what they look like after Grandpa toured them around on the carhood

Farm dogs are also different to city dogs. Misha has been learning not only boring commands like 'sit' and 'fetch' like us city folks, she also has a obstacle course where she has learned to jump through hoops, weave through pipes and best of all, she can pull the kiddos on a sleigh. Mush, Misha, Mush!

You can build a fire anytime you want. The kids love helping gathering all the fallen branches. Also, apparently on the farm, if the fire isn't burning hot enough, you can pour old diesel on it to really spark things up. If you ask my kiddos how to make a fire, they will say you need "branches and Grandpa's black paint"

Having 80+ acres has its advantages. Even a four year old can learn to ride a snowmobile when he can go in any direction and not crash into anything. No waivers to sign. Just climb on the snowmobile, Dad tells Little Brother that the right hand means go and left hand means stop. That concludes his lesson and he is off and he is stoked.

When you have so much space, you need to go on a scavenger hunt! Grandma had a great idea and sent the kids all over the farm looking for old tires, tractors and piles of firewood...

And when you have a snowmobile and a 6-year-old that is keen to ski, you can just run into the barn and find some binder twine and invent a new sport called ski surfing. This girl is good!

Even the 4-year-old can get the hang of this sport

So yes, while I do love the city...the farm means lots of big smiles like these

So let's hope Grandma and Grandpa never leave their 80+ acres of endless possibilities...but we just like the fun parts not the endless chores that come with it please!