Fun at Faux Farm

To continue celebrating T -- we went to the Faux farm.
Remember
our trip to the Farm a few years ago?
Here I am again--loading up corn in a less than road worthy
truck.

There was a chicken not to touch...

a sheep to pet...

a wallaby to corner...

a llama that likes to be hugged...

Oren was there to enjoy it all with me.

I am very serious about my cowboy skills.

Tipping my hat.

I added the sun glasses to complete my cool look.

E. tried on the hat too.

Here is the whole crew--
you will notice the finger pointing at me...
I get that a lot.

T. Turns 3

T. celebrated his third birthday in the usual blow
out the candles sort of way.

He got the coolest present--
a bug vacuum.
We caught some great bugs!

E. just sat on Daddy's lap
trying to get people to smile at her.

She brought her own toy...

and her own fun.

Mobility

This is the E. working on becoming mobile...
(It also features her hair before my redesign.)

Church Camping

My Grandpa came to camp with us and our church...

I had a great time with my friends from church.
We loved making this mud soup
until one of the adults decided the bowl was actually
needed for something else.

E. found a great spot under the trees to
read and work on her mobility skills.

Yes--that's it for our pictures...
(I really need a more reliable photographer.)

Tree Gateway to Waterfun

This is a really big pine--
an entire campground is named for it.
EG's Mommy and Daddy took us on a little
"Big Pine" adventure.

There were obstacles to overcome.

There were scary cliffs to climb down...
(Don't worry my Mommy rescued E.)

There were pictures to pose for....

There were smiles because E.
is safe.

Then there was some spontaneous swimming.

Too soon--it was time to say goodbye
to this beautiful spot.

Tents and Trees

In August we spent a few days camping on the old Ferrin Ranch--
a surprisingly tree filled area...
with lots of tree and/or water lined trails.

There I am in the corner of this picture
by an old burnt out tree.

There also were rocks to collect.

E. fell asleep a lot on our hikes.

While we weren't hiking E. spent a lot of time
contemplating life in her stroller.

She also found a fun place to play--thanks to another E.

Even I spent some time playing on the blanket
with our good friend EG.

Good times. :)

Hidden Hack

You really can't tell can you?

Look closely...

Give up?

See I knew I could get away with it.

Look at what is in my hand?

Yes--a big hunk of my hair.

There it is...
Just one cut with my scissors...

Mommy insisted I go and get it fixed...

Waterfall Wading

On a terrifically hot day we made a trip to
visit a cool waterfall...
A., Aunt L., Aunt B., and I got as close to it as we could.

Here we got the group pose...
featuring my cool pirate look.

A waterfall worth the little hike.

Then we got to go swimming.
The water was really shallow--so it was just perfect for us.

Little E. found a place on the beach to look cute.

A. and I worked on our floaty swimming technique.

I guess the rest of the group
enjoyed the view...
The next day A. went home...
how I miss her.

Cool Creek

Finally a swimming spot.

A. making use of her model pose.

Aunt L. and A. enjoying the water...

A. helping her Mom do some floating.

We're number 1!
aka
My Mommy saying
"How many fingers am I holding up?"