The Exchange Place 9-24-11

The Exchange Place was lots of fun. It was like a mini trip back through time. Ava really enjoyed herself and I think everyone else did too!

We saw pumpkins

We dug up some carrots

We shelled some beans

We washed our hands with home-made lye soap

We saw lots of farm animals

We helped make apple butter

We used a rock to crush corn into corn meal

We made our own wreath out of twigs

We touched sheep wool

We pushed a wheel barrel

We ate lots of kettle corn

Teddy Bear Picnic 9-10-11

We went to the Teddy Bear Picnic on Sept. 9th. It wasn't exactly what I had expected, but Ava liked it and that's all that really matters!

Some of the Teddy Bear displays

Having lunch with Mimi

Making hand-print Santas

Blowing bubbles with Mommy, Mimi, and Gampa

Hands on Museum 9-15-11

Daddy came to TN to visit us. It was cold and rainy today so we decided to go to the Hands on Museum. 

Here's some of the things we got to do...

Fly an airplane

Ride a tractor

Shop at the Grocery Store

Go down a slide

Pick Vegetables from the Garden

Race Boats

Blow Bubbles

Drive a Car

Make different Colors

Dive a boat

Color a Twisting Snake

Determine how many Coins tall we are

(I am 85 cents tall and Ava is $2.15 worth of Nickels tall)

Work at a Bank

Pick Flowers

Hear our Heartbeat on a Drum

Climb a Rockwall

and Go Camping