So there is only one thing I will complain about writing this blog and it is technology. Every once in a while I will write an entire blog and then all of a sudden an error occurs and I lose the whole story. Well, somehow today is my lucky day because it happened to me twice. Obviously, my frustration is at an all time high but here is my third attempt - fingers crossed.
On Friday mornings, Brian and I drive into work together. The first weekend in May I drew the short straw and drove into work while Brian slept in the passenger seat. This gave me the opportunity to listen to the radio which was advertising the opening weekend of
Canobie Lake Park located just over the NH border. On Saturday I made the suggestion and everyone seemed excited to go. When we arrived, the weather got a little chilly but that didn't stop us from having a good time. First stop race cars...
There were several rides that the boys repeatedly went on and I thought we would never get them off. The first was the spaceships with shooters - they thought this was the best thing ever. They created their own little story and were yelling to each other about enemies attacking.
We couldn't get Garrett off the boats because he thought it was awesome to put his hand in the water and splash around.
Next stop antique cars - the boys can now reach the petals and Connor is a pretty great driver when he is looking at the road. It shouldn't be a surprise that they get busy looking around and suddenly the car veers into the guard rail.
Emily and I snuggled together and even enjoyed a few rides ourselves.
Connor went on the bumper cars all by himself - someone is starting to get independent.
There is a dragon roller coaster which the boys might have rode around 50 times - this is not an exaggeration. Because it was opening weekend, the park was not crowded so it enabled us to get off and right back onto the ride. I know I was feeling dizzy so Brian and I had to switch a couple of times. We had so much fun, I know we will definitely have to go back.
Uncle Kevin manned the bottom of the slide to catch my little men heading down.
After taking a couple pictures, we were told that the rules of the pool do not allow pictures to be taken. So Grandpa and I had to sideline our cameras. It turned out to be the perfect weather and the perfect day for the pool - we all had a good time including Emily who loves the water.
Emily just loves Uncle Kevin - she was all about Uncle Kevin and really loved to have him hold her. The following day we decided to do our annual trip to Davis Farmland and it turned out to be another perfect day for such a trip. Garrett is a true animal lover and got lots of quality time with the animals. First task was to comb the goats hair.
Connor is a little more hesitant but by the end of the day was feeding all the animals and getting much more comfortable. Connor and I loved this big woolly goat - he looked like a little bear.
At the farm, they have several goats that just wander around the grass. For some reason, they just loved Garrett today and they kept coming over to him. Every time a new goat came up to Garrett he would tell us that he has a new best friend. He was like the leader of the goats today.
Emily was sure to get into the action...letting the animals lick her hands and she even tried to pet some of the goats. Her brothers egged her on and showed her how it was done.
We took a quick break under a tree to let Emily stretch her legs and crawl around a little bit. The whole time we were under the tree, there was a goat hanging out with us. As you can see it was within an arm's reach of Emily and it allowed her to pet him and didn't bother her at all. Then it got up and walked circles around her but was so careful not to disturb Emily. It was so amazing.
We also were at the chicken coop at the right time - we were able to hold some of the baby chicks. Garrett had to hold one of every color.
He was a natural. Connor held one with my help but wasn't a big fan of the way their feet felt.
Last time we were at the farm, we couldn't convince the boys to go on a pony ride. This time they asked to go on the pony. Connor went all by himself and looked like a natural.
Garrett did great too with a little help from Daddy walking along side. I distinctly remember hearing him yell "Yeee haw".
To cool down, the next stop was the water park where the boys were soaked within seconds. They both loved being in control of the water cannons and Connor had fantastic aim.
Emily got into the action too - she loves the water and it doesn't bother her one bit when it hits her in the face.
I couldn't get one good picture of Garrett because he was in constant motion the entire time.
Thanks for coming to visit - we had a blast. 
