E-I-E-I-O! Well, it wasn't Old MacDonald's farm that we visited, but my Aunt Tammy's farm! And she doesn't really live on a farm, but has acreage and dogs and horses :) I watch a little (she's actually older than Lily!) girl every morning and take her to kindergarten in the afternoons. Well, during the week of Spring break there was obviously no school, so I watched her, Ayla, and her brother, Drew. Lily had a blast having 2 playmates for 3 whole days. I, on the other hand, was feeling overwhelmed and was definitely exhausted by the time 3 days was over!!! But we made it :) And my awesome Aunt let us come over and ride on the horses! The kids had a blast even though Ayla and Lily didn't want to ride the horse. Lily has been on Tammy's horse before, but of course she HAS to do everything that Ayla does-or doesn't do-and if Ayla doesn't ride the horse, Lily doesn't ride the horse. This drives me nuts, but I know it's just a stage....right?! Anyway, here are some fun photos of our afternoon:
Jameson is really good at saying "dog", except any animal that moves he yells dog! As soon as he saw this horse, Rose, he kept saying "dog" over and over! And his voice is so deep! He cracks me up!
Ayla and Lily hanging out. 
Rose 
Jameson in mid-sneeze. I was trying to get a picture of him with the ball you see in the background!
Even Jameson took a turn on riding this pretty horse named Nikki. He loved it!
Ayla and her brother Drew.
The girls just posing for a picture. They never actually rode Nikki. Silly girls.
After horsin' around (I know, I'm a dork, but I couldn't help myself!) we followed my aunt and cousin Jessica to another little "farm" that they were house-sitting for. Here's my cousin hanging out with J-man. The kids got to see 2 giant cows and they got to jump around on a haystack. There were also chickens to see! Jameson was just staring at those creatures just walking around. Tammy said we could take the eggs if we wanted them since the owners were out of town! Free eggs?! Sweet! Luckily, I had some helmets in my car so each kid got to hold a helmet and grab eggs!
Ayla taking a turn to grab some eggs. That chicken on the right side of the picture was stubborn and wouldn't move from those eggs! But the chicken was calm and didn't care that the kids were trying to grab eggs around her.
Lily, on the other hand, was a little freaked out. The chicken is that dark shadow in the right side of the pic. But, I give her credit for going INTO the hen house! Remember the bathroom horror in Disneyland and she would complain when it stunk in there and wouldn't walk in?! Yup, she's getting braver in her old age! ;)
Rose 
Jameson in mid-sneeze. I was trying to get a picture of him with the ball you see in the background! 
Even Jameson took a turn on riding this pretty horse named Nikki. He loved it! 
Ayla and her brother Drew. 
The girls just posing for a picture. They never actually rode Nikki. Silly girls. 
After horsin' around (I know, I'm a dork, but I couldn't help myself!) we followed my aunt and cousin Jessica to another little "farm" that they were house-sitting for. Here's my cousin hanging out with J-man. The kids got to see 2 giant cows and they got to jump around on a haystack. There were also chickens to see! Jameson was just staring at those creatures just walking around. Tammy said we could take the eggs if we wanted them since the owners were out of town! Free eggs?! Sweet! Luckily, I had some helmets in my car so each kid got to hold a helmet and grab eggs! 
Ayla taking a turn to grab some eggs. That chicken on the right side of the picture was stubborn and wouldn't move from those eggs! But the chicken was calm and didn't care that the kids were trying to grab eggs around her. 
Lily, on the other hand, was a little freaked out. The chicken is that dark shadow in the right side of the pic. But, I give her credit for going INTO the hen house! Remember the bathroom horror in Disneyland and she would complain when it stunk in there and wouldn't walk in?! Yup, she's getting braver in her old age! ;)Well, that's all the pictures. And I'm SO sad I didn't get one of my aunt with the kids!!!! Sorry Tammy! We had such a blast and the kids were still talking about the "farm" for days! Thanks Tammy :)
And it's officially the week before Easter, meaning I haven't seen my husband for more than 3ish hours each day for the past week!!! That boy is BUSY. But he's having fun and it is his job! Practices start tomorrow and are everyday from 5pm-10pm! Our church is so great and is actually feeding us dinner each night. I'm so thankful for that! And my kids won't have to be in childcare until 10pm because my wonderful mother-in-law will stay with them each night until we come home! And then my parents will also help on Easter weekend. Can I just say I am so lucky to have such amazing sets of parents to help all the time with my kids?!!! Anyway, I will say that the Easter set they are building is ginormous and so cool!!! I'm really excited to be a part of the choir this year. So people, if you don't have an Easter service to go to, come to our Easter presentation at Salem Heights Church! Here's the info on it from our church's website: Please join us for "Doubt No More," a dramatic presentation of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of his disciple, Thomas. This presentation will incorporate both music and drama. We have several presentation times available for your convenience and childcare is provided for all performances. Performance times are: Saturday, April 23rd at 5 & 7 PM Sunday, April 24th at 9 & 11 AM Free to the public No tickets required Please plan to join us for any or all performances! :)
