6.28.2009
6.27.2009
Great day
Well, the sun finally came out after what seemed like an eternity of rain and overcast days.
We made good use of it.
We started with a hike at the Bird Sanctuary- to Hanging Rock.
We had a great time, we were there for over 2 hours.
Then we came home and made some lunch, Nell went down for her nap and Zaven and I went to the grocery store. After Nell woke up, Chris had to go visit someone in the hospital in Providence and the kids and I went to the playground for about 2 hours.
We played basketball, road bikes, scooters, played on the swings, playground, ran races, did time trials, you name it!
Then we came home, the kids had dinner. Chris and I went out to dinner at some friends, We had a great time and the sitter said the kids did well.
No plans for tomorrow, Though I will say that I would love to play some tennis!
Here are some pics from today.
Our little tree huggers
the view from Hanging Rock
silly Nell
we had a lot of fun- but there were moments that were not perfect :)
but those not so perfect moments passed....
We made good use of it.
We started with a hike at the Bird Sanctuary- to Hanging Rock.
We had a great time, we were there for over 2 hours.
Then we came home and made some lunch, Nell went down for her nap and Zaven and I went to the grocery store. After Nell woke up, Chris had to go visit someone in the hospital in Providence and the kids and I went to the playground for about 2 hours.
We played basketball, road bikes, scooters, played on the swings, playground, ran races, did time trials, you name it!
Then we came home, the kids had dinner. Chris and I went out to dinner at some friends, We had a great time and the sitter said the kids did well.
No plans for tomorrow, Though I will say that I would love to play some tennis!
Here are some pics from today.
Our little tree huggers
the view from Hanging Rock
silly Nell
we had a lot of fun- but there were moments that were not perfect :)
but those not so perfect moments passed....
6.06.2009
SVF Open House today!
Today is the one day of the year that the SVF Foundation opens it's grounds to the public.
We were lucky enough to go last year and it was one of our favorite things, and this year a friend let us know it was going to be open today. so we made plans to attend and had another great time.
The place is called SVF Foundation their mission is to preserve germplasm (embryos, semen, and genetic material) of rare and endandgered breeds of livestock. But that is only part of the story. It is housed in this neat hilly section and the buildings are modeled on an old Swiss Villiage. Causing many people to assume that SVF- stands for Swiss Village Farm. Really it stands for Surprise Valley Farm.
It was a great day, beautiful weather and a lot of fun.
Nell and Zaven waiting to watch the sheep be shorn
Nell doing the funny thing she does when she is a little frightened. There was a golf cart coming on a gravel path and made a lot of noise- she is funny.
The Village, the staff of the foundation lives on sight in these great buildings
Nell looking at some of the chickens, there were some babies. Several very cool varieties.
There was a small garden
Zaven on the trolley- also one of the kids favorite parts of the day riding on the trolley up to the farm
We were lucky enough to go last year and it was one of our favorite things, and this year a friend let us know it was going to be open today. so we made plans to attend and had another great time.
The place is called SVF Foundation their mission is to preserve germplasm (embryos, semen, and genetic material) of rare and endandgered breeds of livestock. But that is only part of the story. It is housed in this neat hilly section and the buildings are modeled on an old Swiss Villiage. Causing many people to assume that SVF- stands for Swiss Village Farm. Really it stands for Surprise Valley Farm.
It was a great day, beautiful weather and a lot of fun.
Nell and Zaven waiting to watch the sheep be shorn
Nell doing the funny thing she does when she is a little frightened. There was a golf cart coming on a gravel path and made a lot of noise- she is funny.
The Village, the staff of the foundation lives on sight in these great buildings
Nell looking at some of the chickens, there were some babies. Several very cool varieties.
There was a small garden
Zaven on the trolley- also one of the kids favorite parts of the day riding on the trolley up to the farm
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