A Visit to the Farm

A couple of weekends ago (and the weekend before that too), we took the girls out to a friend's farm to see and feed the baby lambs and calves.  When we arrived and opened the car doors to hear the baby lambs bleating, the look on the girls' faces was priceless.

The first time we went to the farm, while totally fired up all day and on the way out there, of course, the moment the lambs were brought over for feeding, both girls got a little hesitant.  I was still on crutches, so Brian was holding both girls and definitely got a workout as they climbed as high up on him as possible!  The next time we went out, the hesitation was a lot less and they got a lot more involved in the feeding.  Of course, I didn't bring my camera the second time around.

 This picture makes me laugh...

It definitely sums up Olivia's personality!

Besides bottle feeding the lambs, we feed the calves, checked out the very-pregnant sows, watched the horses in their pasture, took a ride across the pasture in the gator, and played in the hay in the barn.  The girls absolutely loved it; and while Olivia especially had many initial hesitations, it was fun to see her relax and broaden her horizons and get a little more actively involved.  Very typical behavior from my sweet, shy, little Liv to have to check everything out before diving in herself.  Grace was all around a bit braver than Livy; she wasn't a fan of the Gator either time, but otherwise was quite brave feeding the lambs and even petting them.

A little braver...Feeding the lambs with Jason.

 

Grace checking out the pigs.

Riding the gator...and despite the story this picture tells,

Olivia was a fan, Grace was neutral and turned down a second ride.

Touring the pasture.

What a fun experience for experience for the girls - and Brian and me too!  The girls still talk about the farm, and this morning during a little mini-show on Disney while they toured a farm, Grace was totally fired up - telling me that "She see that on farm."  Guess the experience sunk in!  Thanks Jen and Jason (and family) for a great couple of visits out to the farm.  Can we come again next year?  :)

Auntie Tara

Last Friday the girls were super excited to get to see their Auntie Tara for the first time since February - and really since Christmas since the February visit was a short one during Ivy's baptism.  Spirits were flying high as the girls raced around the backyard playing tag, duck-duck goose (also pictured being a good sport and playing his "favorite game" - Andrew Brown), and posing for pictures.  Olivia was super excited to show Tara a special card she had made for her, and Grace couldn't wait to show off in general!  It was great to spend time visiting over pizza and wine and listening to the happy chatter and screams of the girls.  I think these happy pictures speak clearly about how much the girls love spending time with their auntie!  Can't wait to see you again in a couple of weeks Auntie Tara!

Spring Preview

A couple of weeks ago, Auny Pole took spring pictures of the girls; she is just wonderful and the girls love her.  Because of these facts, the resulting pictures are perfect in my opinion with truly happy faces and smiles!  You'd think that as I sit here recovering from my surgery, I would have gotten around to ordering them to send to all of you, but unfortunately that hasn't happened yet.  So, instead, I thought I'd do a "Spring Preview" of some of my favorite pictures.  Enjoy...and don't worry, I'll order those pictures soon!  (Please let me know if you'd like to request any in particular.)