Well, it has been a bit crazy here for sure!
Tuesday, 25 October, was a rainy day, so I found a placed called PotStop. We went and picked out pottery pieces to paint. Oldest Son decided to do a skate board, Son 2 and Youngest Son choose a cat and painted them to resemble our kitty Tux. Son 3 and I did a pumpkin. It was a fun project and a nice way to spend the day since we were not able to move.
Wednesday, 26 October we headed to Lee Valley Farm which is in Waltham Abbey (south of where The Shack is located. We left at lunch time I ended up passing the Farm the first time and going into Waltham Abbey. So, we decided to go to McDonald's to eat, but instead I pulled into the Tesco, which is a grocery store. We grabbed a couple of groceries and the kids begged me to get them Krispy Kreme donuts. They have a case of Krispy Kreme in every store and they are not just the standard glazed, they are a delicious blend of yumminess! We had them once for a late breakfast, so I decided what the heck, and we got donuts and milk for lunch! YUM! You have gotta have fun sometime and hey, you need to be a fun Mom every once and awhile!
Lee Valley Farm had promised an Apple Tasting and cider making activities along with the other attractions, which was farm animals. The apple tasting was really not happening. Instead, the staff member was making cider. The kids got to help, below are pictures of Youngest 2 Sons shredding the apples into smaller pieces. After that, they did not want to even stay for the cider making part so we headed out to the rest of the park. We were able to see some baby pigs, that were very smelly! We also saw sheep, goats, chickens and they had some great play equipment! Youngest Son also got to try milking a fake cow!
We ended our visit with a Tractor ride to the barns where they were milking cows. When we got in line for the ride, we did not realize that we had queued up in the wrong area. The little boy that I thought was in front of us, rewarded us with a few nasty faces. I exclaimed to him, "My you can make mean faces!" His mom chided him to stop, but he was quite determined to keep it up, and gave us a couple more for good measure! After listening to us talk the mother realized that we thought we were at the end of the line and politely let us know that we were in the front! So, I apologized and headed to where that back of the line really started.
The little guy and his family made it on the tractor and rewarded us with a few more nasty faces. (My oh my, I apologized little guy, really!) We finally made it onto the next tractor after much moaning and groaning from Oldest 2 Sons. Youngest Son in particular was looking forward to seeing how they milked the cows. We got to see the calves that were in the building and one was even licking anyone that passed. We did not spend a lot of time at the milking facility as it was cold and we were ready to head back for some hot chocolate.
On our way back, during our second tractor ride we encountered the same family with the little boy that had made such awful faces. We were trying to find seats on the tractor, and there were a few seats scattered here and there. The mum had a seat next to her that she offered and then she started asking her small son in the seat across from her to let her sit with him to make room for me. He wanted no part of it and was blankly refusing her request. She told me that she really did not think he was going to let her sit with him. I told her that was too bad as we were trying to all fit on for the ride back. I really wanted to shake her and tell her that she is the adult in this relationship, but instead I told her no worries, that Oldest Son and I had been told by the driver that we could stand. Honestly, if that little kid made one more face at me, I might have just made one back!
The day was quite chilly, even though the sprinkling had finally let up and the sun was shining, the wind was brisk. We were definitely under dressed for the occasion with just our fleece sweatshirts and jackets. Other people had hats and puffy coats, I have to admit I was sorely a tempted to take a hat off a little kid and run, but I restrained myself. There was really no where to run to anyway! It was a fun time for the younger two in particular. I am pretty sure that one visit was enough for the Beary family!
Tuesday, 25 October, was a rainy day, so I found a placed called PotStop. We went and picked out pottery pieces to paint. Oldest Son decided to do a skate board, Son 2 and Youngest Son choose a cat and painted them to resemble our kitty Tux. Son 3 and I did a pumpkin. It was a fun project and a nice way to spend the day since we were not able to move.
Wednesday, 26 October we headed to Lee Valley Farm which is in Waltham Abbey (south of where The Shack is located. We left at lunch time I ended up passing the Farm the first time and going into Waltham Abbey. So, we decided to go to McDonald's to eat, but instead I pulled into the Tesco, which is a grocery store. We grabbed a couple of groceries and the kids begged me to get them Krispy Kreme donuts. They have a case of Krispy Kreme in every store and they are not just the standard glazed, they are a delicious blend of yumminess! We had them once for a late breakfast, so I decided what the heck, and we got donuts and milk for lunch! YUM! You have gotta have fun sometime and hey, you need to be a fun Mom every once and awhile!
Lee Valley Farm had promised an Apple Tasting and cider making activities along with the other attractions, which was farm animals. The apple tasting was really not happening. Instead, the staff member was making cider. The kids got to help, below are pictures of Youngest 2 Sons shredding the apples into smaller pieces. After that, they did not want to even stay for the cider making part so we headed out to the rest of the park. We were able to see some baby pigs, that were very smelly! We also saw sheep, goats, chickens and they had some great play equipment! Youngest Son also got to try milking a fake cow!
We ended our visit with a Tractor ride to the barns where they were milking cows. When we got in line for the ride, we did not realize that we had queued up in the wrong area. The little boy that I thought was in front of us, rewarded us with a few nasty faces. I exclaimed to him, "My you can make mean faces!" His mom chided him to stop, but he was quite determined to keep it up, and gave us a couple more for good measure! After listening to us talk the mother realized that we thought we were at the end of the line and politely let us know that we were in the front! So, I apologized and headed to where that back of the line really started.
The little guy and his family made it on the tractor and rewarded us with a few more nasty faces. (My oh my, I apologized little guy, really!) We finally made it onto the next tractor after much moaning and groaning from Oldest 2 Sons. Youngest Son in particular was looking forward to seeing how they milked the cows. We got to see the calves that were in the building and one was even licking anyone that passed. We did not spend a lot of time at the milking facility as it was cold and we were ready to head back for some hot chocolate.
On our way back, during our second tractor ride we encountered the same family with the little boy that had made such awful faces. We were trying to find seats on the tractor, and there were a few seats scattered here and there. The mum had a seat next to her that she offered and then she started asking her small son in the seat across from her to let her sit with him to make room for me. He wanted no part of it and was blankly refusing her request. She told me that she really did not think he was going to let her sit with him. I told her that was too bad as we were trying to all fit on for the ride back. I really wanted to shake her and tell her that she is the adult in this relationship, but instead I told her no worries, that Oldest Son and I had been told by the driver that we could stand. Honestly, if that little kid made one more face at me, I might have just made one back!
The day was quite chilly, even though the sprinkling had finally let up and the sun was shining, the wind was brisk. We were definitely under dressed for the occasion with just our fleece sweatshirts and jackets. Other people had hats and puffy coats, I have to admit I was sorely a tempted to take a hat off a little kid and run, but I restrained myself. There was really no where to run to anyway! It was a fun time for the younger two in particular. I am pretty sure that one visit was enough for the Beary family!
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