It's been so rainy this spring but we happened to pick the one very sunny and warm day we've had all year. I didn't even think of sunscreen! We all ended up with pink cheeks after soaking up the much missed sun for hours.
One of the favorite things to do is the duck races. There are hand operated water pumps like those used in the pioneer days to pump water. The water comes up and runs down gutters to the trough at the other end. The kids put little rubber ducks in the gutters and off they go! Harrison didn't want to race, just hold all the ducks. He was having a hard time pumping with a dozen ducks in his arms.
James' favorite is the cow train ride. For $2 you get to bump and ride around the tulip fields in cow shaped cars behind a tractor. Harrison was scared to go so he sat by Wyatt and I and waited for everyone to get back. I don't know what happened to make him so timid about rides and things. He wouldn't even climb the stairs on the playground slide.
We took a free tram ride out to the tulip fields. Again Harrison didn't want to get on so I had to basically take him kicking and crying and hold him on my lap while we rode. Once we got going he was fine. When we got there the kids were doing great until they found the one big mud puddle in the whole place and would not stay away. I brought extra pants for them all but was still reluctant to let them just run free.
After 3 hours we could tell the kids were at their end. They played on the toys, rode the train, tried not to pick the flowers, and had a fun picnic lunch. Can you believe I was actually relieved to be in the car and out of the hot sun?! Here I've been wishing it would come out for months!
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