My father-in-law told us about an event going on near them called "A Day on the Farm" where kids could explore the farm and the equipment that they have. We love keeping our kids busy, so we decided to take a ride about an hour south to go see this farm. After the kids got off the pony ride, a woman asked if she could ask me some questions...and I got interviewed for the local newspaper. :) Thank goodness she didn't take any pictures. She did however ask how old I was, and thankfully left that out of the article. (I told her she could make up a younger age!) The kids had so much fun and I am so glad we went. Here is a snippet of the article...but if you want to read the whole thing, you can click here. 
Sunday marked 1-year-old Matthew Hitchins’ first ride on a pony. For his sisters Allison, 6, and Chloe, 4, it was their first time petting a baby pig and sheep.
“We’re always looking for fun things to do with the kids,” said Tracy Hitchins, the mother of three from Bloomington. “We try to expose them to new things.”
Hitchins, her husband and three children spent the afternoon at the second annual “A Day in the Country” on Sunday at the Beaty Farm near Rochester.
Chloe and her sister Allison were excited to move on to other fun things like climbing the tractors and honking the horns.
“Allison says she wants to be a farmer someday,” Hitchins said.
About 400 people were expected at the Beaty Farm for the event. Attendance was about the same as last year, according to organizers. The farm is located off Illinois 29 about five miles southeast of Rochester.
Larry Beaty, president of the Sangamon County Farm Bureau, owns Beaty Farms with his wife, Diana. He said the event is designed to show people what life is like for farmers and to raise awareness about the practice. Beaty said he gets a lot of questions from people, but the most frequently asked is the cost of farm equipment. Many are amazed by the answer, said Beaty.
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