We all piled (comfortably) into a house on Lake Michigan with games and food and campfires on the beach -- delightful! I love weekends away! And though the lake, the yard, and our companions were enough for all of us, it was an afternoon on a farm in Holland, MI was a highlight for Calvin.
Sunny and warm and surprisingly comfortable, our gang thoroughly enjoyed a hayride through the country. I mean, c'mon, we were being pulled by a tractor! For Calvin there were laps-a-plenty and shoes hidden in the hay to untangle.Calvin was definitely the country kid among this group of city slickers. Seeing a petting zoo on every corner this fall, he's quite comfortable around animals. He'd grab a handful of food and stride up until he was face to face with the sheep. One 'bah-ed' at him and he responded in kind: 'bah!'
If that wasn't enough, this farm boasted a hay maze. Familiar? It's a maze of hay bales fully covered over by more hay bales. This means that you crawl through darkness; enough to turn off more than a few adults. Calvin? Nah. He went through once with Dad, came out smiling, turned on his heels and went back in by himself. He surfaced again quickly,still smiling, and went in again! This continued until we were ready to go. Even then, we had to go in for him. We're thinking about a new theme for his bedroom; anyone know where we can get some hay bales?
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FYI: I got your recent phone message after the event had already happened...sorry we missed it. Unfortunately, the event would
have probably been not so good to attend as I was sick.
Sending oodles of love your way!
glad to see you're back up to internetting! I love the pictures!
You've blogged again! Yeah!
We've missed seeing what's new.... congratulations on the pregnancy. I will pray that you have energy to keep up with Calvin as you grow!
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