Showing posts with label lake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lake. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Camp Out!

Sawyer got to experience his first overnight camping trip last weekend for Memorial Day.
We met the Johnson's at Nemo Landing at Pomme de Terre where they camp every year with their family and some family friends. They have it down to a science with a cool little set up and awesome camp fire meals. It was Megan's birthday weekend too, so we celebrating that as well. We borrowed our friend Nick's pop-up camper because sleeping in a tent at 8 months pregnant didn't sound too enjoyable. Sawyer loved the pop-up! We luckily had great weather Friday and Saturday but it stormed Saturday night into Sunday morning. That didn't stop Sawyer from having a blast though. Him and Elliot had a hay day in the rain, splashing in puddles and playing in the water table. This trip was also the first time he experiences s'mores, a new favorite.  He was so pooped he fell asleep Saturday night at 7:30 PM and slept until the morning and when we got back he took a 4-hour nap! He is already asking when we get to go camping again!


 See all our pictures here: https://karitravels.shutterfly.com/3781


Let's Go!



Our home for the weekend
Loves his lantern he got from his godparents Megan & Tim
story time camping-style
morning wagon ride with Elliot
Dominoes with the ladies


First tine making s'mores with daddy 
Approved!

boat ride
going for a walk
playing on the playground with Auntie Trina

prepping for Fry Night
Guys frying up dinner
lots of kiddos!


Happy Birthday Megan!!!
Card Against Humanity fun!
Here comes the rain
Birthday Girl sandwich!
Puddle jumping
Elliot loves it too!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Ooh I like that: Rutledge-Wilson Farms

Entrance
This "Ooh I like it" Post is probably my favorite yet but a little different than usual. Different because it is a location but my favorite because not only is it FREE but it is something that keeps an 18 month old entertained for hours!!! It is a local spot called Rutledge-Wilson Community Park located off West Bypass and Sunshine. I am sure many of you have heard of it and been there but I am just now discovering how fun it is. It is a 207-acre farm park that has a beautiful barn, playground, lake and lots of animals and run-around space. It is directly off the Wilson Creek Trail so you could even bike there. My mom and I took Sawyer there Saturday afternoon and we quickly learned this would be a new favorite place to take him. We visited with every animal, he especially took a liking to the mini horse but was not a huge fan of the huge hogs. The farm-themed playground looks like another barn with climbing walls, slides and fun hidden tunnels. He did not want to leave, that was a struggle. We ended our trip by feeding the ducks on the lake. Since he had so much fun, John and my dad took him back Sunday to fish. We plan to check out their Fall Festival coming up in September because we hear it is awesome.

CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO: http://www.parkboard.org/rutledge_wilson/index.html

FARM HOURS:

May 1st - September 2nd: Open Monday - Sunday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Starting Monday, September 3rd.: Open Tuesday - Sunday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

lets check this place out....

When you first walk up you can hear the Northern Bobwhite Quail calling

beautiful cow!

mini  donkeys
goat
Goat play area
mini-horses

Sawyer loved this little horse
feeding his new friends. 
watching as his friend walk away....so sad!
maybe I will just go in there with him.
sleepy piggies
Kept his distance, wasn't a huge fan of their snorting.
they were huge!
soft sheep
he really wanted to climb up in the tractor but as you can see it was filled with manure,  yuck!
Farm-themed playground
playing peak-a-boo with some other kids
       

taking a breather
he was obsessed!

Fishing Pond
feeding the ducks