Monday was our day. Perfect weather and friends who got back in town just in time to join us. Plus Bryce's family was there too! Here's a bit of what happened over the course of five hours together (and apart).
Gentlemen! Start your engines! Or at least get your legs ready for a 3 hour workout.
I tried to split my time up between the girls and boys who did separate things again this year. The boys love the dirt track and the girls love the animals. Ysabet and Chloe fed goats and bunnies up over the hill while I hung out with the boys at the track.
After a long separation, the corn box brought everyone together for a cooling-off resting time. And that's where we found Bryce's family.
The kids divided up their time between their favorite places all day (dirt track, big slides, animals) but they did a few of the extra things as the ran past them. Evan and Jed looked so silly on the trikes.
I calculated that between all four kids and lots of quarters for food, the farm goats ate $7 of our money. But it was worth it.
The boys were sweating for most of the afternoon as they rounded the dirt track for the fiftieth time. Luckily, there was a hand-wash station with ice cold water for dunking your head in (if you're a boy, that is), so after a brief run up the hill and far away then back down again, they were recharged. And drenched.
Chloe held her own on this track. She kept up with the boys and raced several adults that were out there. She is stronger and faster every year, and so proud of herself.
Towards the end, Evan challenged Aunt Bryce to a race. I wonder who won?
We came prepared for speed on the big slides this year. Evan and Chloe wanted to bring their small fleece blankets which are the perfect material for a zippy drop.
Before heading to the car we spotted the slingshot arena open for free and stopped to try it out. It was much harder than it looked and Farmer Jess beat everyone every single time.
The countdown to next year's trip begins shortly after Christmas is over.
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