A Lucky Ladd

 One of my friends told me about this wonderful place called Lucky Ladd Farm's. So we loaded up and headed to the farm. Jack was so proud of himself for climbing up the big stairs.

 Jack loves to pet the animals at the zoo so he was super excited to see all the animals. This farm had lots of animals. Jack was running around so excited to see them.

 
 There was a corn maze for the big kids and a hay bail maze for the little kids. Jack just decided to climb over the bails to get out.  There was a tractor tire mountain to climb and a corn pit to dig in. There were lots of fun things to swing on, play in, slide down, and ride on.

 There were so many things to do Jack did not know what he wanted to do next. Then we saw the train (plastic barrels being pulled behind a tractor) and had to ride it. Of course someone had to ride with him. Brent road in the last tiny train so I rode in the barrel.





Of course we could not leave without a pumpkin. Jack had to climb in the middle of the pumpkins to find the perfect one. As we were leaving Jack saw the cow and just had to stop and milk it. He was really interested in what was under the cow. We had a wonderful family day.  

Birthday Parties

 We have been attending a lot of birthday parties recently. One party was at Pump it Up. This is a really fun indoor place with all the fun blow up things kids love.

 Of course Jack loved it. I tried to get in and help him but he only wanted his Daddy. I think Brent like it just as much as he did. Jack also wanted to climb the rock wall but he did not weigh enough.

 The next birthday party was at Lincoln's house. We got to ride the train around his neighborhood several times. Lincoln got a train table for his birthday and of course Jack had to play with it. I knew it was a Thomas birthday so I had to make this cute Thomas hat I found online. I was really surprised Lincoln wore it.

Bubbles

 Jack has decided every bath should have bubbles. He loves playing in them and splashing them out of the tub. He wants to rub them all over himself and then rub them off. He gets mad when it is time to get out of the tub. I am just glad he enjoys taking a bath.

It only took Brent 8 years.....but he finally got to pick a decoration out for our home. He has been wanting a deer antler chandelier so I got him one for our 8 year anniversary. You can not tell from the picture but this one is painted white (so it looks a little more modern and fits in with the decor). Now I have to get new curtains for the breakfast area. Sorry they want be anything hunting related.

Big Helper

 Jack has been a big helper around the house lately. He has started putting his clothes in the laundry basket. He really watches Brent and I and tries to do what we do. I was putting his clothes up one day and he came running in behind me with an arm full of clothes wanting to put them up.

 He has also discovered a new favorite snack, that is very messy. Jif Whips chocolate peanut butter is wonderful. Jack loves to dip animal crackers in it.

 We have planned a trip to the beach in a couple of weeks. I guess Jack is excited because he got my bathing suit out and was running around the house with it

Summer Break Ends

Summer break has come to an end....yes Jack and I have started back to school. Before the break was over we returned to the Zoo for some more fun. Of course when we got their Jack wanted to get wet. He likes to say, "See, see, see" when he wants you to help him see something.

We went to Jack's favorite area and he ran right in to see the goats. Because it was Zoo members night there were not many people there so he got to play with the goats for awhile.

The camels are new to the Zoo. Jack was not interested in them, he just wanted to chase the goats. I got this action shot of these goat that were fighting.

Jack got to ride the train this time and Brent rode with him. It was funny to see Brent trying to fit into the train car. Jack waved bye and they were off.

The Zoo also had the fun jumping things out. He had a hard time waiting his turn but was super excited when he got inside.

 
 

Then it was time to ride the carousal. We had to wait in line for a long time and it was getting close to bedtime. I was going to ride with him but he wanted Daddy to ride.

By the time everyone got on he was calling for Mommy and would not sit. So Brent just held him and they rode.

 Summer could not come to an end without enjoying a fun cookout with friends. This was our July 4th celebration, a week late because it rained all of July 4th weekend. The kids were catching little men that fell from one of the fireworks. Unfortunately we had to leave before the fireworks really got going.

 Lastly we took Jack to buy new school shoes. We have to take him to the Stride Rite store (because he wears and extra wide) so we ate dinner at Johnny Rockets. Jack wore the hat for a little while. I think Brent ended up wearing it more.

Vegatables

Our garden has done really well this year and Jack has enjoyed picking vegetables. He really likes pulling up onions. He likes to look at all the vegetables in the basket. He also likes to throw them out of the basket.

One of our tomato plants is about 6 feet tall. Jack looks really short next to it. He really wanted to eat this jalapeno. He was more excited when he found another jalapeno in the basket.

Our 4th of July was rained out however, Brent was able to grill out on the 7th. Brent always cuts Jacks corn off the cob. However, Jack has decided he likes it on the cob. I shared some of mine with him and before I knew it he had ate it all.