Wheeler Farm

We took the kids to Wheeler Farm on Wednesday and had fun looking at some animals and tractors. It was fun to get out in the fresh air during a nice day. The kids wanted to climb on just about every piece of equipment we came upon. Logan was very upset he didn't get to ride on the green tractor, Eric wouldn't let him get up on it so he spent the last half of the afternoon very upset. First pic of the kids as we started the walk around the farm.
Taking a dancing break. Logan is showing me that his feet are dancing. He does this everyday to me. He just loves to move his body anyway he can.

Noah heading over to the cows all by himself. They were calling to him and he thought it was the funniest thing. He giggled and screamed everytime they moo-ed.

Such cute little posers.

We walked over to the goats and they started climbing on stuff in their caged area trying to get out. We had to keep the kids back, because everytime they went near the goats the goats jumped up higher.

Kaleigh loved this stump. It was her stage to be seen by all.

As we were leaving we walked through this grassy area where tons of geese were eating. Eric braved walking through it(he's afraid of geese) because Noah wanted to see all the geese. Some even started walking towards them and the girls. It was a fun afternoon and now the kids are all pumped up to go to the zoo and see more animals. They just love visiting all kinds of animals.

Fashion Show

The boys and I got invited to a fashion show put on by Kaleigh and Laney. It was way cute. We had a day with no planned activity and K and L spent the morning dressing and accessorizing their barbies. They requested us to come see the show and the boys ran into their room and took their seats. Logan was really excited to see the show. He's so cute and loves his sisters to death. They made up their own music and Kaleigh was the announcer.

The runway for the dolls was so cute. They are so imaginative and creative little girls. It really was a cute show.

Noah even sat still throughout the entire show. What cute little kiddies I have. I love being able to see these wonderful little moments. Staying at home and raising these kids has been one of the BEST decisions I have ever made. I just love my life.

Children's Garden

We decided to go to the Children's Garden with some friends and have some Saturday fun. The kids absolutely loved it and had a blast seeing and playing with friends we haven't seen for awhile. Thank you Liz and Scott and family for the fun day at the garden. It was so much fun we are thinking of doing it again. It was our first time going, we didn't know what to expect, but we found ourselves so relaxed with just letting the kids run around exploring and hanging out with their friends. This is the Noah's Ark water feature that is at the front of the gardens right when you walk in. Noah was so drawn to the water that he took a spill right into it first thing. He just loves the water as well as all the other kids. The water was definately one of their favorite parts.

Kaleigh all wet from the water spouts.
Alexis enjoying the coolness of the water.
Laney and Logan trying to get the water to shoot up again to get themselves soaked.
Noah playing with his new little buddy Nate. They were so cute playing their music.
The girls enjoying some rolling hill fun.
The world is their stage.
Noah and Alexis just having a "bear" of a time.
Exploring the Bear Cave.
Having so much tunnel fun.
Logan playing hide and seek.
Noah and his soaking wet self.
Logan was all amazed with the fish.
Rock climbing anyone?
Thinking about that rock climbing.
A bear just my size.

We had so much fun on a nice Saturday morning with some good friends. We are enjoying our stay-cation very much. Many more outings to come and many more laughs, we love this month of fun.

Utah State Fair Part 2

More pictures of the fair day.Noah and my dad picking his veggie out of the garden.
Kaleigh stroking her horse, Lucky.
Laney riding her tractor.

Logan just loving his tractor ride.

Kaleigh giving Noah a ride on the tractor.

Logan getting his pepper out of the garden.

Kaleigh planting her seed in the garden.

Logan wanting to pick his 2nd apple from the orchard and Eric putting it back.

Posing after getting her corn to go feed the cow.

Utah State Fair

Okay, so we decided to go to the fair and let me tell you, fun was had by all. The kids have never been and yesterday for opening day they ran a special of $2 admission for everyone. We took advantage and my dad joined us. When I was little we always tried to go to the fair, so I wanted to take my bunch and see what they thought. Here's how much fun they had. WARNING: many pictures follow!We started off with the 50 ft. slide and they let us go on it twice for the price of one time. Eric took Noah once and I took him the other time.

They all screamed in glee!

Alexis and Logan hauled down the slide.
We then went and saw a shark show for Kaleigh. It was a tank with nurse sharks and lemon sharks. A guy dived in and danced with the sharks, kissed them, and played the banjo using the shark as the banjo. They had this cage on exhibit for the kids to get into and they just loved it.
Ah, yes Kaleigh is at home with her sharks.

We then went to this hands on activity for the kids called the Little hands on the farm. It was really neat. It showed the kids how stuff gets to the grocery store from the farm. Here it starts with them getting corn to take to feed the cows.

After they put the corn in the feed trough, they get to milk the cow, which they all had a blast doing. Logan thought it was cool and he enjoyed the wet part of it.

The girls all had a turn at it too, even the older ones thought it was pretty cool.

They then got to pick apples out of the orchard and then got seeds to plant in the soil. On the other side they picked out their veggie they grew and placed it in their baskets. They went on to ride the tractor and take their baskets full of their harvests to the sheep area. They combed the sheep and got a piece of wool. They ended in an area where they returned all the harvested items( the grocery) and recieved a dollar to purchase something in their market. The kids got chips, rice krispie treats, and some chose fruit snacks. It was a really cute activity.

After we ate lunch we looked at the livestock. We saw piggies, cows, goats, lambs, chickens, and ducks. We got to see the farmers prepping their animals to be judged. It was cool seeing the animals get ready. We saw a sheep getting shaved, and a cow getting washed and trimmed. We then passed an area where you could ride a pony. Now the kids went bonkers wanting to ride and Eric was a little apprehensive, but my dad paid for the four older kids to ride and they had a blast. Kaleigh loved her horse, Lucky.

We thought for sure Logan would freak out the minute he got on his horse, but he didn't. He had this smile on his face the whole time. Even the oldest child liked the riding time. At first she looked a little timid, but she warmed up to it and got a kick out of it when her horse started "talking".

We ended the day with a couple of rides. The older girls got to choose a fast, high-moving ride which they loved. We really need to take just these two to Lagoon. They'd have a blast.

Laney and Logan chose a helicopter ride. Throughout the whole ride Laney kept flying higher and higher. Logan couldn't quite figure it out, but he enjoyed it a lot.

He picked this green one, because it matches his eyes. They're green you know. He's such a funny kid.

This was a big pumpkin spider sculpture that the girls spotted on our way out. They wanted to take a funny picture with it. Alexis is such a card.

Well fun was had by all and after 4 hours of fun the kids were beat so we made our way home. My dad decided to treat all us hot people to a cool frozen fruit drink, which was much liked by all. We ended our fair day with a yummy fair dinner. I made funnel cakes with powdered sugar and raspberry jam for dipping, bacon, and fruit. The kids all liked it and said they can't wait to go back next year. So much fun was had we will definately be going back next year!