Baby Animal Days

We decided at the last minute that we were going to go to baby animal days at a local farm.  What a great decision.  It was raining super hard that morning and I was second guessing if we should do it.  But we gathered our umbrellas, layered our clothing and put on our boots.  When we got there the rain was slowing down.  The mud was intense though.  We were covered in mud by the time we were done.  The rain stopped so we jumped on the train. 

 I thought we should hurry through what we could before the rain picked back up.  The farm was nearly empty, we didn't have to wait on anything.  So we rode the wagon ride, we went through the petting zoo and we rode the ponies. 

 By now the weather was getting nicer and we never had anymore rain.  More people came but it never got crazy busy.  We collected candy from the candy cannon and checked out more animals.

Charlie loves to hold animals.  This kid would have a pet of every type.  He loved the baby goat and the little turtles.  Kya loved the baby chicks the most.  She also loves riding horses. Lily was a little more like her mom.  She was timid around the animals and only willing to pet a few.  She did hold a turtle and loved it.  She tried to hold a baby duck but didn't like that is was squirming.  Because we got through everything early on, we were able to ride the train and the ponies again.  The sun was out and it was turning into a beautiful day.  I'm so glad we decided to brave the weather and go.  It was so much fun.  The kids were all exhausted.  

Check out the video of our day over on our YouTube channel. 
Baby Animals
Miles of love,
Stacey

Finally Spring!

We made it!  Through winter I mean.  We always seem to go into hibernation in the winter.  We socialize less, we do fewer activities, we stay indoors mostly.  But this winter felt especially bad.  We didn't spend much time with friends, we rarely played outside and we definitely spent way too much time on electronics.  Finally, we are getting some warmer days and starting to play outside again.  It's amazing how much the weather can effect how you feel.  It's so nice to open the windows and enjoy the longer days.  I think this year I was the one who felt the winter blues the most.  I had a hard time staying motivated to get anything done and I really just didn't want to do much of anything.  It's time to get back out there and put friendships back into the forefront.

We are counting the days down till summer.  We can't wait to swim.  There is a pool directly across from us at the park we are staying at.  They are prepping it now and we are all obsessed with watching the progress.  We can't wait for lazy days at the pool. 

We are also getting more serious about finding land to build on.  We are doing on our research for a couple of plots and hoping to make an offer on something soon.  We are all getting excited to build something of our own. 

Recently to get out of the house more, we have taken up roller skating.  I didn't think I would remember how.  Turns out it all comes back to you.  The kids are picking it up rather well and we all love it.  So for now I will leave you with this little video of our last outing to the fun center.  There are also bouncy house stuff there. 
Roller Skating Video

Oh and the kids have been learning to ski.  Kya and Charlie spend most of their time on the big hill with Brian.  Lily is learning to ski with me on the small hill.  She loves it and begs to go all the time.  And I think she is the cutest thing ever when she skis down the hill. 
Lily Learning to ski

Big Kids Learn to Ski

Miles of Love,
Stacey