Wagner Farm & More

Today was beautiful.  It was in the mid-60's, the first day of Matthew's spring break and I was determined to make the most of it.  After brainstorming numerous ideas for the day we settled upon Wagner Farms.  I asked Matthew what he was most excited to see at the farm.  He said the horsies.

OH BOY HORSEY OH BOY HORSEY OH BOY A FENCE OH BOY HORSEY

Thea wide-eyed at the enormous Clydesdale horses in front of her

Matthew engages the roosters in a "COCKADOODOO" contest

A natural cow milker.  No, seriously, he hopped on the chair from behind it, scooted in forward, and without observing others or being told what to do, he got to town milking.

And back to the roosters

Thea having a face off with a cow

There were many young kids at the farm and I think we were all energized by this.  And the sun.  And fresh air.  Did I mention the weather was great today?!?!

This afternoon  we went to the park for some good old fashion slide time.  There were a couple other boys there that Matthew enjoyed running around with along with myself and Thea (who also made it down the slides).

And as if that wasn't enough, after running to the grocery (for some dinner goods and a false alarm potty break), we played outside with our bike, scooter, and lawn mower.  Matthew did twice mention his sadness over not being able to play with the shovel though.  I am not so disappointed that he can't shovel a foot of snow in almost April.

And then I went on a mission to capture the perfect picture of my two smiling kids outside enjoying this magnificent day.

Fail #1: Just not what I was going for

Fail #2: I started singing If You're Happy and You Know It.  Matthew got the memo.  Thea got mesmerized. 

Fail #3: Thea got the telegraph.  Matthew got a fresh glimpse of his pants.

I give up.  But we had a great day.

And the day ended with Matthew repeatedly saying "I love you Daddy," while snuggling with Mike.  Tomorrow has its work cut out for it.