Tag Archives: weekend kid activities

Fun in the Neighborhood

13 Oct

We started off our weekend a little early and decided to head to the Burke Pumpkin Playground on Thursday night. Usually, on the weekends, it is super crowded but going on a weekday night was so not crowded. Miss H had a great time running around, going down the slides and enjoying all the activities. There were a few other kids there but it was not the normal mayhem of the weekends.

I even had to go on the slides.

I ended up going down many times.

But it was fun and we all enjoyed ourselves (the weather was perfect too!) It is fun to look at the pictures from when we went two years ago!

We decided to try a pizza place we have driven past many times and it was great! Piero’s Corner is only a few miles up the road and we will definitely be going back. Miss H and I enjoyed pizza, Kerry had pasta and we all enjoyed the orange sorbet. Especially, Miss H.

Today was the open house day for all the local fire stations so we headed up the street to check out what ours had going on. Miss H got a bag of goodies, got to check out the trucks and they even had an area set up to use the water hose. She was a pro.

The rest of the day was spent going to gymnastics and meeting friends for a playdate. We are all exhausted :-)

A Visit to Oxon Hill Farm

29 Apr

Who knew a great little farm was so close to our house! Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farmare part of the National Park Service and they are a short trip across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge from us. Miss H got to see cows, pigs, chickens, one mean turkey, goats, horses and made friends with the farm cat.

The weather was perfect today so we knew we wanted to be outside and this was a perfect little trip. Best of all, it is totally free :-)

Miss H first noticed the cows and tried to convince them to come over to the fence. “Here Mr. Cow, cow, cow…,” did not seem to be that intriguing to the cows so they continue to be lazy in the pasture.

Next, we found the chickens and the big, ugly, mean turkey. He must have been having an especially bad day because he kept puffing his feather at everyone. I am sure Miss H laughing at this display did not help his mood.

She quickly became distracted by the three pigs close by. Also, we stumbled onto a ranger program for the kids. She was gathering up all the fresh eggs from the chickens and then they became the treat for the pigs. Miss H loved seeing a pig eat a whole egg.

I think her favorite farm animal was the cat. I even heard Kerry promise her a cat when we move. Hmmmm…..

Her calling to the donkey actually worked and he came over to greet us by the fence.

After all that hard work, it was time to relax on the porch.

The farm was definitely a fun little way to spend the morning! I am sure we will be heading back there again.

After all this running around, we headed to lunch with Mom. We spent the rest of the afternoon running errands and getting ready for the week. It must have been an exhausting day for Miss H because she was asleep by 6pm! Hope everyone had a great weekend.

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