Farm and Forest

A few weeks ago I spent the morning making phone calls trying to set up some field trips.  I happen to luck out and was able to put together a weekly program at a local agricultural high school for 15 kids. The ages range from 4- 7 and it is a totally fun group.

Day 1: We spent in in the garden picking vegetables and making our own salad.  The rain was an added bonus.

We also got to play with chicks.

Sunday Smiles

We've discovered Fusion Beads!

back in time

We went to the Renaissance Faire today where we..... 

spent time with our fair ladies

 

partook in games

rode war horses

saw battles

 and jousting

 took lessons in proper fighting techniques

practiced

 then battled ourselves

shot arrows

 and crossbows

learned what brave knights do

became knighted

an awesome day in King Arthur's time.

Sunday Smiles: creating

what we have been creating lately.....

fair

Growing up one of my favorite Fall activities was going to the fair.  It always fell right around my birthday so it was something I associated with the big day.  It's a great fair for animals, crafts, exhibits and of course rides.  We have gone almost every year since we have been married. The year I was pregnant with William I remember walking down the food rows craving almost everything I could, ending up with sausage and peppers.  Will's pregnancy was a meat eating one.

With the kids we have gone on and off, but now that they are older I can manage the day by myself.  So instead of fighting the weekend crowds, we went on Friday.  I never imagined we would spend the entire day there but time just flew by. 6 hours!  The boys were old enough to get wrist bands this year - a huge deal for them.  So we took our time and had fun. We saw animals, listened to music, rode lots of rides, checked out the photography exhibit, crafts, and ate.   One of the highlights was seeing pig races.  William picked out the winning pig and got to go up and get a blue ribbon.  He was thrilled with this.  

I really cherished this day with my boys and hope it will start a tradition.

first soccer game

Landon had his very first soccer game over the weekend. He was just so excited to be playing a real game.  It is such a cute game to watch at this stage. They all basically just swarm to the ball and try their best to give it a kick.  But doesn't he just look so cool in his uniform?  

He loved playing goalie.