Catching Up

We have been off on adventures!!! We just returned home from a camping trip to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. We came back with tons of wonderful memories. I can't wait to get more pictures posted!

In the mean time I have finished a new pullover knitting pattern and I can't wait to show it off at Chelsea Yarns tomorrow. The New Jersey Wool Walk starts tomorrow. Do you have your passport?

I will have a trunk show set up with my patterns at Chelsea Yarns so I hope if you are in the area you can stop by!!

Okay just one more picture from our fantastic vacation.

Happy kids!!!!

Allaire Community Farm Birthday Party Style

Over the weekend we helped our friend celebrate her birthday at Allaire Community Farm. Although the farm has been there as long as I can remember there are new owners there and they are doing some really fun things. They have an education program and camp for kids to learn about animals, farming, bees, gardening.... basically lots of good stuff. They also have birthday parties and pony rides.

Okay maybe this isn't a pony. That my friends is a big horse. But the most gentle horse on the farm.

This is the sweetest donkey ever and the sheep loved to be pet! They are rescues and are loving their new home here at that this farm. They love all the special treats!

The kids loved getting to hold brushes and brush the donkey.

I think the donkey liked it too.

The kids were all allowed to give grain and carrot treats to anyone that wanted them.

They all wanted treats!

The goats are just too funny! I brought my three year old nephew with us and he loved that the goat was on the house!

That is one huge pig. But it was also one very friendly pig don't let her size scare you.

They have bee hives and we learned so much about bees. There are three hives in this the one on the right lost it's queen, but the other two are doing very well. They have other hives in other places at the farm, but I loved being able to see the bees.  They also grow vegetables and have fruit. The bees help all the plants growing on the farm.

I loved getting to see all the chickens. The kids got to give them popcorn.

All the kids also got to collect eggs. They sell their eggs at their co-op.

The party was broken down in groups. There was the hayride, animals, and pony rides. 

This was the great group of people that made the birthday party so much fun.

Thank you to our friends for inviting us and thank you to Allaire Community Farm for the great memories!

For My Birthday I want a.....

really big horse!!!!

Some little girls just ask for a pony. Not this 3 year old :)

It might be a while before she can get her feet into the stirrups though.

I'd Rather be at Camp

Directions:

Turn right at the deli.

Turn left at the one lane bridge after the old barn.

Stay left at the "Children Playing" sign.

Keep driving until you see this.

 

Those are the directions to camp.

 

My father is a member of the Delaware Hunting Club located in upstate New York. Each year they have a Clam Bake the Sunday after Labor Day. It also happens to be the first Sunday of Pro Football.  This is the one Sunday we are willing to give up sitting in front of the TV watching the games to....

 

 

go fishing

 

catch frogs

 

 

catch newts

meet a grouse 

 

name the grouse "Baby Chicken"

 

laugh really hard when Baby Chicken follows Uncle Nick around

 

hang out by the pond

take long hikes

 

look at the pretty flowers

 

take a picture of my current knitting project

 

 

go rock hopping

 

 

 

go rock hopping with some friends

 

 

"don't step on the wobbly ones"

 

think about why we don't come here more often

 

after a morning of fishing, hiking, rock hoping and exploring it is time to eat

 

 

I missed getting pictures of the clams, corn, shrimp and lots of other goodies. Above is the best chicken cooking over the charcoal.

 

no target practicing on Clam Bake day...too many people walking around

 

 

so after a long day it's time to find a comfy recliner

take a sip of your favorite drink

and claim your bunk

Thanks Dad for having us up to camp. We had a great time. Hopefully we can go up again soon and take some rides on the ATVs.

Wordless Wednesday- Fishing with a Rock on a Stick