A Weekend up North

It is always nice when we can make sure to have some time to spend with some great friends of ours.  These friends live only an hour and a half away but we only usually get to see them once or twice a year so it is a special occasion when we do get together.

 This time we started our trip out by meeting at the strawberry patch and we picked some very nice strawberries, and snow peas, and some other food too.  It  was some very yummy food to snack on during the week.

 Later that day we went out shoping in the downtown area.  They had a section designated for a splash pad for the kids.  It also had a sitting area for the grown ups, and also a game area for the kids who did not want to be in the water.

 This one however, we could not get him out of the water.  He LOVED IT!

 Grace liked it too, but she also loved playing with the games that were off to the side away from the water.

 The other kids were so nice to play with and it was such a great area.  I wish that we had one of these where we live.

 As the tradition goes Grace requested "pancakes" for breakfast which are also known as crepes.  She got to help make them.

 After breakfast we headed out to a petting zoo/farm/park type place.

 Glen is my cat magnet.  No matter where he goes, if there is a cat he will find it and love on it.

 And love on it....

 And love on it.  (Makes me happy that we are going to start volunteering at the SPCA soon, there will be many cats to love on there)

 We got to see chickens, horses, cats, and many other animals.  It was a beautiful and fun farm to go to.

 Here is the lovely family that we got to spend our time with.  Grace and Glen just fell in love with their little boy!  I can not wait to see this family again.

 We needed a picture with the GIANT chair!

After the farm we headed to the Udvar Hazey Air and Space Museum.  We had been there before and it has been great both times, but this time it was really good because Grace had it in her mind that she wanted to see the Enola Gay (the plane that dropped one of the atomic bombs during WWII)  Here is her picture with that plane.

This was a wonderful way to spend our Memorial day weekend.