One of the things I have wanted to be more intentional about is spending time together as a family doing something fun outside of the house. The girls and I do things together all the time, but RevEv usually misses out on all the fun because he is working. Today was his day off (yay!) so after naps and lunch we headed off on an adventure!
We drove into the neighboring county to Tranquility Farms on the recommendation of another mama from one of our playgroups. When we arrived we got scissors and a box lid to pick our own flowers. On our way to the flower fields we passed a small petting zoo (is it still a petting zoo if the sign says ‘Please don’t touch’?) which the girls loved! Bug likes most animals from afar, and today was no exception. She was perfectly happy to watch the animals from the safety of RevEv’s arms a few feet away from the fence. Pixie, on the other hand, was beside herself. As soon as we saw what appeared to be a combination of a donkey and zebra she started ‘neigh’ing excitedly, alternating between pointing and clasping her hands to her face in delight. Animal sounds are Pixie’s specialty, and she was so excited to see the ‘neigh’, ‘moo’, and ‘baa-baa’s.
Picking flowers was an adventure. Bug is a little archaeologist in the making so she was primarily interested in collecting rocks along the way. Even with two adults it was tricky to keep track of two toddlers among the rows and rows of flowers that were taller than they were. But we managed to put together a small bouquet that is now gracing our dining room table.
On our way out we stopped at the playground to slide down the slides and play peek-a-boo through the portholes in the wooden pirate ship.
On our way home we stopped at a Vietnamese restaurant for supper. The girls were incredibly brave, trying a lot of brand new food. They are adventurous eaters, to say the least. Bug was so excited about her food that she ran through her entire ASL repertoire and even learned two new signs, asking for ‘more,’ ‘water,’ ‘please,’ ‘yum,’ and then ending with ‘all done’. It has been amazing to watch her vocabulary grow. Pixie is not as interested in signing but is much more verbal, which is wonderful too!
I’m so glad we got to spend this afternoon and evening together as a family- I’m sure it is the first of many memory-filled family fun days.
Sounds like it was a lot of fun!
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