happy birthday patrick!

Patrick is away this week (he left Sunday and won't be back until Fri night) so we celebrated his birthday last Saturday. Because it was a very last minute decision (as i had a whole special dinner planned for his actual birth date) there are no birthday "decorations" and the special dinner is postponed, but we did sing to him with a batch of brownies because Taylor was very upset that daddy was going away for the week.

making the guest list

Caley & Daddy were graciously invited to Taylor's tea party! 

Of course, Caley was kicked out of the party after about 3 minutes, but it was fun while it lasted :)

swimming lessons

We thought it a good idea to give Taylor swimming lessons in Omi & Poppy's pool. Apparently, we were wrong. Mistake #1 - Putting Taylor in a life vest. Patrick was under the impression that it would hold her up perfectly (on her belly) and she would instantly know how to swim. In reality, the second he let go of her she was thrown onto her back. She was no longer even remotely interested in learning to swim. In fact, she was so disinterested she told us that she would "rather take a nap". We're not sure when she learned the word, 'rather'.

We did get some pictures before the whole thing went south. Next time we won't use the life jacket.

fun with dad

A break in the heat wave made for some fun play time outside. Taylor was a good sport and played baseball with Pat first, and then hit the swing set! She loves Caley's baby swing :)

 

Playing Outside

As Spring is now in full swing, we have been enjoying the swingset & slide a lot! Taylor is loving that she can go play outside everyday (weather permitting) without having to pack up the car and both girls to go to a playground. Caley is getting in on the action as well... with assistance of course! I guess it's time to get a baby swing seat for Caley!

back to Flamig Farm

We went back to Flamig Farm to see if Taylor would be interested in the horses this time. The good news is she was interested in the horses, the bad news is she was less interested in ALL of the other animals this time. She didn't want to feed the donkeys or goats this time around and the ducks which she did like, weren't interested in her... kind of a bust.

Oh look, a horse...

and turkeys?

we learned that this horse gets to wander loose throughout the farm so that he can benefit from all of the treats available. He is 30 years old, named Tigger, and they are trying to get his weight up so while they ask that the other horses not be fed, Tigger can snack as much as he wants! He wasn't all that interested in us until Patrick offered him some grass.

and to our surprise, Taylor actually wanted to pet him

rock climbing baby edition

Taylor hearts Daddy

pigs and goats and horses... oh my!

We had paid for a pony ride for Taylor (which i thought she would LOVE) but after seeing that she was scared of the horses we didn't even attempt to put her on the pony. They were very nice and refunded our pony ride ticket. Maybe we'll have better luck in the Fall or next Spring. I'm starting to wonder if Taylor is really my daughter... she doesn't love ice cream or horses... how can that be?!?!?