A Little Farm in Abbotsford.

On Victoria Day my parents and I drove all the way out to Abbotsford to take Babe to visit Maan Farms, which my father had spotted while running errands a few days before.

The place is a family-run farm, market and winery and for kids it has a small petting zoo and play area.

It was Babe's first time seeing pigs and only her second time seeing goats. However the first time she saw goats they were on the roof at Coombs so this time was much more interactive. The baby goat was so cute I wanted to load him in the back of the truck when no one was looking. But then I remembered that my apartment doesn't allow dogs and likely won't allow goats.

Babe's favorite was the rooster because he was so noisy. They also had baby chickens in a coop, ducks, rabbits, goats, pigs, peacocks and an alpaca. 

My favorite, the baby goat.

Babe also loved the slide. It was pretty big and really fast. The older kids were really having a blast on it, using burlap sacks to increase their speed. The first time I let Babe go down I let her sit up and she fell back and bumped her head. But that mishap didn't stop her from repeating the ride over and over... and over again.

Here is a sequence of her sliding on her back:

And here is a sequence of her sliding out of control:

She LOVED it!

Babe also went on her first water slide (on my lap) in Richmond last week and had a blast. She made an excited inhaling noise the whole way down each time. I think I definitely have an adrenaline junkie on my hands. 

After playing outside we had a tasty lunch in the market. The menu is super simple. But we all ordered paninis which were very good.

I don't know that I would recommend driving all the way out to Abbotsford just to visit the farm but if you can tie it in with another reason to head out there then I would definitely say take the kids to Maan Farms. FYI there is a place nearby where you can take the kids and fish for trout in a pond. I think it is this place, but I didn't catch the name when we passed it. Anyway, you could hit both places in one day and maybe that would justify the long drive. 

According to the Maan Farms website they also have a pumpkin patch and corn maze in the fall so that could be a great time to visit as well.

The trip was a bit of a bust for me though. Despite the misleading farm name, they do not farm men there, I did not find one and I am still single. Too bad :)