It's hot. You know that saying "when it rains, it pours"? We know all about that here in the um, saturated PacNW. But it seems like we're having a stretch right now that is proving everyone wrong. Forcast? 79. 81. 83. 79. 87.
Ooooh, baby.
Which is great, when we're kicking around the house, or the car, you know, places with AC. But we got the opportunity to take the kids out to a very cool farm with J's class the other day, and let me tell you. It was H.O.T. The class has been studying the Pioneers all year - they've been reading the Little House books (sigh - all time faves!), studying the Oregon Trail, and had a chance to visit the Pioneer Museum in Lafayette, where they tried to punch holes in leather with an awl, got to climb in a real covered wagon, and planted their own seed potatoes. Cool stuff.
Well, the icing on the cake was getting to go to a classmate's home, ride his horses, run with his puppies, and do a bunch of other cool stuff. Someone put together a scavenger hunt that took them all over the property, through the barns, and into all kinds of nooks and crannies. Plus, they were able to brush the horse (ohhh, that horse deserves a medal!) and watch a horse be shoed. Shod? Anyhow.
Hot, but fun. 10 kids, 22 juice boxes, 10 popsicles, dirty hands, dirty faces. Good time had by all. Pictures. Red cheeks. Did I mention it was hot?
Jack counting saddles
Aidan gets a little hand from Riley (who is now officially his new hero. Overheard - "mom, I want to drink out of the hose. Just like Riley does! :)
Seriously. The horse deserved a medal. Or at least a darn big carrot.
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