Weekend Re-Cap

This past weekend we were finally able to let our hair down and relax a bit.  The last few weeks we have been crazy busy with our move and Josh's change of command.  Now that all of that is over we can finally breathe a bit and enjoy our last few weeks here in North Carolina.

Saturday morning we got out of the house with a few places in mind.  We really wanted to visit a local farm to show Mara some farm animals.  She is obsessed with animals and is always making their sounds and reading books about them.  This small farm had a horse, goats, chickens, rabbits, roosters, geese and even a few cows.

She was so excited to see each animal and quick to make the corresponding noise.  She chased after the geese and let the goats lick her hands.  She was even enthralled by the squirrels.  Overall it was a great experience and the homemade ice cream that paid our admission was totally worth it.

After the farm we went to a local Indian restaurant for lunch and then headed back to the house so Mara could get her nap.

The fun didn't stop there!  Once Mara woke up we headed to an indoor playground to let Mara run around.  It's been hovering over 100 degrees here so we needed something to beat the heat.  It took Mara a bit to warm up but soon she was running up the obstacles and down the slides.

For dinner we splurged again and headed to a Mexican place.  It had been awhile since we had had good Mexican so it was long overdue.

Sunday morning was spent at church.  The afternoon was somewhat slow as Mara woke up from her nap and we grabbed lunch.  With it still toasty outside we grabbed some bowls of water and let her play on the porch.  This is quickly becoming a favorite activity around here.

After the water bowls got old we headed to the community pool for some swimming.  Dinner turned out to be ice cream at a local froyo place and we spent the rest of the evening relaxing.

It was so refreshing to have a weekend to ourselves.  We really took advantage of it and filled every minute with fun family activities.

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Looking at the chickens

More chickens

She was obsessed

The goats were pretty interested in her

chasing the geese into the water

wanting them to come out

I love how she was up on her tippy toes

Letting the goats lick her hands

Picking flowers

my beautiful girl

The homemade ice cream machine

mouth open. ready for ice cream!