{Dream Field Farms}

We had such a wonderful day. Today we went to Dream Field Farms in Union Springs, AL. It had farm animals, pig races, tractors, pumpkin patch, cow train, hayride, corn box, and slides. Henry was in heaven! He wasn't too sure about the farm animals eating out of his hands at first, but with a little coaxing and time he was having the best time interacting with them. He and I rode the cow train through a corn field and then we all rode the hayride out to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins. The pig race was a bit anti-climactic but still fun to watch. There are so many pictures but here are a few of my favorites.

 

Puddles.

Early this morning around 4am we had a huge storm full of lightening, thunder, and lots and lots of rain... so needless to say we had puddles to splash in this morning. I picked up these froggy rain boots for Henry at a local consignment sale last week and they came in handy for a morning such as this. His feet are a little bit small for them, so walking around in them was a bit wobbly at times. That didnt stop this kiddo from exploring.

I will post pictures from our trip to Las Vegas soon.... need to upload them.

see what we've been up to....

The weather is finally cooling off which means play time outside is on! I am so excited about that... this has been such a long summer full of hot sticky humid days. Last night we got out a bunch of fun outside toys and Henry went nuts! Sandbox, tricycle, wagon, bouncy balls, and the dogs made for a fun time outdoors. Last week Henry fingerpainted for the first time. And like any momma I was so proud of his painting! He had such a good time, and wanted more and more paint-- that is a boy after my own heart!

He is learning how to pull the chair out and climb up... oh boy!

He has the best smile - look at all those teeth!

My daily little visitors outside our back window.

{body paint}

As a mom of a toddler I am trying to find new and fun ways to spend our days together. I came across this homemade "fingerpaint." I dont think one could quite call it paint when it is more of a "goo." But needless to say it entertained Henry for a long time yesterday morning.

It is a combo of cornstarch, water, sugar, food coloring and a drop of dishsoap. Good thing it was somewhat edible because like everything else it went into the mouth for the ultimate taste testing. Based on the look on his face I dont think it got too many stars. Ha! Yuck!

the latest...

Wow. I cant believe that a whole month has gone by since my last posting. Yikes! Sorry. But we have been a tad busy. The three of us packed our bags and took off for a few days to sunny California to spend some time with Jared's family. We were busy busy everyday doing all sorts of fun things: going to the local zoo followed by a picnic in the park, Fairytale Town in Sacramento, going out to dinner and walking the local farmers market, playing in the backyard kiddie pool and an open house for all family from near and far to come and say "Hi" and meet our darling Henry. It was action packed and full of fun. Henry did so great on the plane rides to and from. The return flight was a bit more difficult due to the high volume of people on the plane (no seats left empty) which literally cramped our style. Jared was such a good dad and husband taking the middle seat. Thanks babe! We took the red eye home hoping that would work best with Henry's sleep schedule, and he slept some but left Jared and I suffering for the next week trying to catch up on our sleep.

So long story summed up.... we are home and rested and back to the same summer routine.

We celebrated Jared's 30th birthday on Tuesday. I baked a homemade carrot cake and made him his favorite Mexican enchiladas. I sang Happy Birthday and he opened gifts. Meanwhile Henry was off creating his own little party in the bathroom by creating toilet paper confetti! He was so quiet and having such a great time that Jared and I just laughed and took pictures of him.

Ahhh.... Cloud Sand.

So you are probably scratching your head right about now, wondering what the heck is this "Cloud Sand" that I speak of. Well let me tell ya. It is a mixture of flour and baby oil.... it keeps the texture of flour yet has the ability to mold into shapes. I read about it online back a while ago when browsing to find activities to do with a toddler. And the reason I decided to make this concoction is because last night while playing outside Henry decided he wanted to "dig" into my plant dirt. (he is such a boy- I know). So since we don't have a sand box I thought I would get creative! Thus, the invention of Cloud Sand.

Boy was that kid having a ball! He dug right in and started squishing it between his fingers and then in between his toes.... and when that wasn't enough he decided to dump it around a bit- oh and don't you forget one has to "taste" everything that one touches. So of course into the mouth it went. That resulted in "yucky" face but of course he proceeded to taste a second time to make sure it was yucky. It was. After about 10 minutes of digging around he thought he might get a bit creative and then started ROLLING around in it. I could only sit and watch giggling to myself at how silly and happy he was! =) But don't you fret, I was also thinking in the back of my mind about the "clean up crew" and how much they (I mean I) would have to do once all the fun was over. =) Well I decided that I had to stop the fun once Henry got the bright idea of THROWING the cloud sand around the kitchen.

After I stripped him down right there in the kitchen I carried him kicking and screaming into the bathroom to take a mid morning bath. He was definitely NOT finished playing with the sand, but once the water came on all was forgotten about in the kitchen and the splashing began!

And since becoming a mother I have learned that I have gotta have a sense of humor... children have to make messes and be a mess to have fun. They are only little once- time to enjoy it! The "clean up crew" had a smile on the whole time! =)