Purina Farms

We spent the morning at Purina Farms. They had an event for preschool-aged children. Conner and Lexi both liked watching the dog agility show, where they jumped over poles, ran up ramps, and darted through tunnels.

Lexi also liked the dance demonstration. Unfortunately, they started with an interactive dance, and then went to a short performance. Lexi wanted to join them, and Brian kept trying to reason with her. Lexi does love to dance!

They had all sorts of crafts there at the different participant tables. Lexi made some cute Dalmatian puppy ears and did sand in a star necklace. She was pretty patient.
We also quickly went through the museum, but that wasn't so exciting. Lexi did enjoy the big wheel which made all the balls pop, but we quickly made our way out. It was a good morning as a family.

Tea Time

Lexi got a tea set from her friend Isabelle for her birthday. It has become one of her favorite activities to pour us tea and hand us treats. She has even figured out that the spout must be over the cup!

Free Night at the Museum

We are always trying to take advantage of free opportunities with the kids, since they tend to last anywhere for about 5 minutes.Wed nights are free at the Children's Museum here, so since Brian was working late one night, we went with a good friend to the museum.

Lexi had a great time at the museum...running around to do the activities. Her favorite was the slide, which she continually climbed the stairs, and then came down. Only a couple times did she dart in the other direction than the slide, and I had to go sprinting after her with Conner.

Conner didn't get to play too much...instead, I held him in my arms ready to chase Lexi to where she was running. He did get a little time with the sand, which he proceeded to eat, so it was probably okay that I held him most of the night. Both kids had a good time, so we'll take advantage of that again, but maybe when Brian can join us, so Conner gets a little more play time.

Transportation

We went to the Transportation Museum with a little girl from Lexi's preschool. We started with a tram ride out to the little train. Lexi thought the tram was the excitement and didn't want to get off that "ride."

We then went to creation station and played i

n the play areas. Lexi particularly like the big ship, as did Conner, as it contained stairs. Conner also enjoyed crawling up on the table, over, and then back down, over and over. He is such a climber!

Crazy Man

We have a lot in store for us with this crazy little man. He continues to amaze me in what he tries to do daily. The latest includes shoving all the books out of the coffee table, so he can try to crawl through himself!

Hugs

Lexi has always been a big hugger. Whenever either Brian or I are on the floor, it means instantly coming to give us a hug. Apparently, it means the same thing for brother!

The other thing she likes to do is tap on your shoulder to indicate which side she is going to hug you on. She'll tap on the shoulder, wait for you to give her approval, and then follow it up with a huge hug. She is such a sweet girl.