Friends + 4 Wheelers = A fabulous day!

Our fantastic friends, Mike and Becky, invited us to spend a day with them at their family's property. So, this last weekend we went up and spent the day with them. We had such a blast!

Oh, it's tough playing in dirt all day! Here are my boys relaxing for a minute after lunch. They look so comfy.

Here we are on the 4 wheelers. We weren't quite sure how Ethan would do, but he loved it. Loved it so much he fell asleep right on the 4 wheeler during our excursion out on the mountain. He is so cute!

Here are Ethan's bestest friends! He loves them so much. And, of course, so do we. Thanks guys for such a great day. We enjoyed it so much...and yes, Becky...we will be spending many more days with you up there! We had a blast!

The "FFF" (Forced Family Fun) Day!

"THIS IS THE PLACE" to have fun!

One Friday this month, Mike and I were trying to find something to do on his day off. So, we were brainstorming and bouncing ideas off each other, until we stubbled upon "This is the Place" state park. Well, as luck would have it, that very day the park was having their annual Family Fun day. So, lucky us...it was free! (Is there anything better when you are trying to save money, than to do something that doesn't require any?! I think NOT!)

So, we took Ethan, knowing that he probably would just sit in his stroller and scream at us for sticking him in there all day. But, to our astonishment...he enjoyed it! What a great kid we have! So, we took him to the barn where there was all sorts of animals...and as you can see in this picture, he looks like he is crying or laughing, take your pick? Neither! He was screaming at this...

Yes, he was screaming at a goat! It was hillarious! As you can also see from picture #1, my mom can barely keep him out of the pen with the goat. He wanted to crawl in there and play with the goats.
So, as we continued on our merry little way, I really wanted to take Ethan on the train ride. I thought that he would just have a blast on it. (As well as the rest of us!) And there you have it...again, he wanted to jump out of the moving train. It was so funny! He loved it. So, who says that "forced family fun" day isn't actually a great, fun, memorable day.