Michael's Field Trip to the Farm

On Friday, Michael had his very first field trip! They went to Black's Peaches in York, SC. I was lucky enough to be able to go with him! It was a fun day of learning all about the farm. 

First stop, learning about sunflowers. 

They got to hold one, smell it, and even pick a seed out of it. 

The next stop was the animal barn. We saw goats, chickens, a horse and a cow.

The kids got to pet the horse too!

After the animals, we went to the Milking Varna to learn how to milk a cow! 

This is Michael with his partner for the day, Elyse! 

And here is Michael milking a "cow"! 

Next up was the Hayride! That is what all of the kids were super excited about! 

After the hayride, the kids went through the hay bale maze. 

After going through the maze a couple of times, it was time to learn about how cotton grows. 

And go on the slides!

Then it was play time. They had a tire "dragon" to play on and some swings made from hay bales. 

Then it was story time in the three little pigs house! But the pigs had to stay outside! 

After story time, we learned all about corn. It's amazing how many products have corn in them! 

Checking out the corn husk tee-pee. 

The last activity for the day was the corn maze. The kids got through it very fast. 

They were all so hungry and ready for lunch! At school, they eat lunch at 10:30, and by this time it was already 12:30. So, after the maze, we headed up to the barn for lunch. Then it was time to head back to school. Michael chose to ride the bus back, cause that was much more fun then my van! 

We had a great day, and in so glad that I was able to too! 

Our Trip to the Pumpkin Patch 2015

On Sunday, we made our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch. This year, we went back to Grandad's Apple Farm. They had added a lot of fun stuff for the kids this year! It was a beautiful day, and we had a great time. The whole family was actually there this year again, like in 2011 when we all went together.

He's getting tall!

They added a ton of fun kids activities this year. This was a big swing made out of a giant tube.

Just hanging out with the big bear!

And the giant gorilla!

Michael got to feed the pig!

My boys!

Michael and Leilani 

They also put up this giant pillow to jump on. Michael loves this!

Taking a break from bouncing!

Back to swing! I love Becky's expression as she was pushing it!

Out little scarecrow family

Riding the cow train!

There they go!

Before we left, we had to get some of their Apple cider doughnuts!

What a great fall afternoon!

Our weekend in Edisto Island, SC

Michael, Leilani and I drove down to Edisto Island on Friday afternoon to meet up with Mom and Dad, Uncle Mike and Kate for the weekend.

We had a great weekend relaxing and playing on the beach.

We also went to the Serpentarium and got to hold a baby Alligator!! Mom and Leilani also held a snake!

We had a great weekend, but it just went by way too fast. Can't wait to go back!

Two Wheels!!

Michael and I spent Labor Day in an empty library parking lot learning how to ride his bike on two wheels!

 It took several trips up and down the parking log, but he finally got up the courage, and I let go! I was so proud of him!

He worked so hard, and the pride he had for himself was so fun to see! Now he just has to master starting on his own and turning.