End of the summer traditions....

Today was the last "official" day of summer fun at auntie Hannah's house

{I start work next week, but will still have the kids all day Thursday & Friday next week & then after school Wednesdays, Thursday's & Friday's for the school year}

So to celebrate

we had a FUN DAY!

This a.m I told them to make a map of places they want to go today.

We would go to each place for 20 minutes, then off to the next!

{I had a surprise place we were going to visit not on the map}

Here is their map:

So off we went out to the "farm"

now called "Julian's Farm"

Breck enjoyed the chickens!

Stuck his fingers in the cage, booocked like a chicken, and walked like a chicken

{see video}

Cal loved the goats!

Chasing them away....

While his patient sister tried to get them to come closer to feed them!

Then off to see the miniature horses...

then a short walk around the old farm yard.

I told them about my old chicken coop fort,

the wild cats that we called pets & named:

Corney, {was my cat}named after corn because a). he was yellow and orange b). I found him in the corn! duhh right.

Wizard, the cat with half a tail.

and Shadow, who eventually went home with my aunt for many years.

They thought this was awesome. So did I when I was a kid. So many memories on the farm.

Trip to "Julian's Farm" ended quickly after we found a mouse by our feet,

and the thought of snakes...uck.

The kids even asked if I was scared....I replied "no" but let's go to our next destination! ha ha

This was our surprise!

Park View Cafe for a chocolate shake

has turned into a end of the summer tradition!

and the best part...

that had the kids giggling...

was that we were there for breakfast shakes!!! 10:00 am

We promised not to tell anyone wink wink.

Back to the map,

and off to Prairie Park

a

summer

favorite!

It was warm, and we all played hard!

If you asked Breck if he was done swinging,

he would say

Nooooooo.

Time to go.

Pick up G'ma so she could treat us to lunch at ?  ?  ?

PARK VIEW

again!

They thought it would be funny to not tell g'ma we already were here and had a shake, so they could have a second one....

but, little people can't keep secrets very well

and within minutes our secret was out!

we ate lunch and were all part of the clean plate club!

Chicken strips GONE

Hamburger...GONE

A variety of food...GONE!

THANKS g'ma for treating us to lunch!

Then I told them to put their tongues in her ears...

they tried,

and were unsuccessful! ha ha!

We also ran to Greenhill know known as 2 Chicks

so I could buy a gift for my newest baby niece Jetta.

We are meeting her tonight..can't wait!

I love buying those homemade gifts from there and buy them for friends whenever I can!

Plus, I loved putting Breck in those hats when he was a baby...i miss that!

I made Breck try on the new hat and bib!

He tried to rip it off...

but pretty sure he gave me the thumbs up on a good gift for his new cousin.

within' five minutes from home,

I found Breck zonked out...

and the kids faking it!

Pretty sure we all had a fun day, great way to remember the summer!

Calvin's favorite part about today: Finding the mouse, actually seeing the horses.

Ellery's favorite part about today: Feeding the goats, and seeing a mouse.

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G