Down Home on the Farm

Chase, Owen and I took our first road trip, solo. Well, if three of us can be considered solo. We met my parents 2 hours south of the cities and my Mom rode with us the last 2 hours to their home. It was a great 3 days of fun on the farm. It's just beautiful there in the southeast corner of South Dakota. It's green and the trees, crops and landscaping look great. I don't have that many pictures to post because on the farm we are grungy. No one looks decent enough to take pictures of! :)

Poor Chase was not feeling well, which made the time for him not as fun. The rest of us had a great time though. Tuesday we hung out on the farm, looked at my Mom's huge garden, rode in the wagon, looked at the cats and kittens and crawled around in the grass.

On Wednesday we took a trip to Alcester and walked around. We stopped at the bank and were able to show off the boys. We played at the park on the swings and spun Grandma and the boys on the merry go round. The boys went down for a nap and then we took them swimming. That was great! Sioux Center has a great indoor water park. There is a 0 depth pool that gradually increases in depth. The boys had a ball. Chase of course took off crawling into the water as fast as he could, putting his face in, wanting to float so he could kick and use his arms. He would have gone all the way in if I had not stopped him. He loved his face in the water but didn't like how much water he swallowed. Owen started off cautious, then he took off too. I walked him in the water and he just loved it! He walked in all the way to his shoulders and wanted to see the waterfalls and bounce up and down. He laughed his little laugh and likes sitting with me in the water. He was more cautious, only going in as far as he was comfortable while crawling. The boys crashed after this when we got home. They were pooped out. It was fun to watch their little faces as they explored the water, felt the streams, got their faces splashed and discovered new things. What joy! When we got home we went to see the cows. The boys did not like the cows. They stared at them with huge eyes, clinging to us. When we got closer their eyes got bigger and suddenly the lips came out and they began to cry. They were very scared of these huge creatures they've only seen pictures of. That ended the visit to the cows.

Yesterday we hung low at the house. Chase slept most of the morning, not feeling well. Owen continued to explore the house, crawling, pulling up, playing with balls that he threw around the house. He was so content playing by himself it was amazing to watch. He is an explorer and loves to figure out how things work. He also loves to make messes. :) We left yesterday afternoon after another wagon ride and were sad to leave, but happy to see Daddy.Grandma and the boys in front of the garden
Chase peering in at the box of kitties
Chase and Owen in the wagon
Chase wearing Grandpa's hat.
Grandma and the water babies.

Grandma Anderson and feeding Chase watermellon
Notice the floor-Chase threw most of the watermellon on the floor instead of eating it. He had a bath after this!
Grandma and Chase sharing a moment.
I love this picture of Chase and my mom looking at each other. So cute!
I also love this picture-Chase and Grandma are just sitting watching the kitty.
Before swimming