Spencer's friend was sick so we didn't have a planned playdate after school. And the weather was so absolutely beautiful despite being the middle of February. So we stopped at Wheeler Farm after school. The kids had so much fun on the playground. Even Clara kept climbing up and going down the slide. I had to follow her up and around because there were too many places for her to fall off. And she kept trying to go where the bigger kids went. But she loved the slide. The older kids also pointed out to her all the little carved animals that were hiding. Clara loves animals. She knows a lot of animal sounds and names of animals. I think animals rank right up there with princesses, Elmo, and Minnie Mouse. I loved chasing the kids around in the nice weather.
Then we walked around the farm. Have I mentioned how much I love living in Sandy, Utah? I do. I know it's not Manhattan, but it does have more of a "city" feel than small towns like Tremonton (I know you won't argue this one Tiff). Yet we still have a lot of outdoor things to do and even a free working farm to visit (I know Tiff has one just down the street from her...and up the street...and around the street...). Once again Clara is mesmerized by animals so she loved this. Last time we went (blog on here with pictures already so I didn't take any this time) she was still too little to walk around by herself so she loved it this time. She ran right towards the ducks and geese and wanted to pet them. Spencer kept yelling, "No, Clara!" because he thought they would bite her. He's a very good, protective big brother. The geese were even bigger than Clara but she wasn't the slightest bit nervous to get right up and try to pet them. Tessa was sad I didn't think to bring bread. At least today I didn't see anyone feeding the ducks and geese chicken nuggets and french fries like the last time we went.
Cows and dogs are Clara's favorite animals. And it just so happened there was a lady with a pet dog by the cows. Clara got so excited and was "moo"-ing at the cows. Of course all the kids had to pet the cows. Then we went over to the horses, who the kids also got to pet. From there we headed to the goats, pigs, sheep, turkeys, and chickens. And then back to the playground again.
When we got home we were happy to see Brodie back from his trip to Florida! The kids are used to him going on much longer trips overseas and returning with unique, cool items. So Brodie made an effort to track down something fun for the kids. He brought Spencer an alligator head and Tessa a wooden, carved dolphin figure. Which she really loved since we watched Dolphin Tale and ate pizza one night while Brodie was gone.
What a perfect Friday fun day!
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