Mommy & Evan Saturday!

Dewey has been away since Wednesday & has a few more days left to go. I must admit that I have a shorter temper than I would like when I have Evan by myself. I don't see how single parents do it! He really knows how to push my buttons but he also knows how to turn me into mush. Since it is rare that we have a Saturday without prior commitments & fall is coming fast, I decided to take Evan to Butterfield Acres. This is the last weekend they are open this year except for their annual "pumpkin hunts" in October. We did their Easter "thing" so I don't think we'll be going for a pumpkin. Anyhoo....I invited my friend Beckie & her little boy Teigan along. He and Evan are close to the same age so I hoped he would like it as much as Evan. Unfortunately, they live in South Calgary so it took them a LONG time to get there. Ooops! Oh well, I think they had a good time once they got there! You can see all of our pictures here.

Evan hugging a goat.

The goats are CRAZY! He was shooing them out of the wagons like he shoos the cats at home.

Not a smile to be had when he stuck his head out the peep hole. I think he might be tired of me & my ever present camera!
Evan's whispering "Avoid looking at the camera....it drives her NUTS!"

Pony Ride!

What's more fun that kicking the fence with your friend? Nothing!

Feeding the horses. I kept thinking that he was going to get bitten but he managed to keep all his digits intact.

The bunnies could run but they couldn't hide. Evan crawled under a step to corner this one. Thankfully he was pretty nice to them.

After getting home, Evan was exhausted. All that running around made him need a nap BAD. He actually slept for 2 hours which is amazing since he normally naps for 30 minutes to an hour. After he woke up we headed to the mall. I wanted to do some shopping (with a toddler....yea right!) and Evan had requested fries for dinner. We had a great time looking at stuff & at people. Evan got to get one of his favorite "race car" strollers (it's a huge plastic car that is pretty much impossible to take in any store) and there was a balloon animal lady who made him a monkey. Put that with fries & what more could a kid want????

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Easter Egg Hunt at Butterfield Acres

Butterfield Acres is a petting zoo/farm in Calgary. It was Evan's first trip & he LOVED it. Here are some pictures from our visit. I will post more Easter pics on Thursday. Sorry I'm so slow!

Evan is right at home. He rushed right into the goat pen without a second thought. He really loves animals.

Hey, why I can't I go in this pen?

Hmmm.....what's going on here?

Evan and Mommy!

Such a cute baby donkey!

Nice horsey~

Mommy & Evan again

Where are those darn bunnies? (we got to Butterfield Acres at 1pm. By that time the bunnies had had ENOUGH of children. They hid in the middle of these pipes & would NOT come out!)

Hunting for colored rocks that Easter Bunny will turn into Easter eggs!
Putting the rocks in our basket.


Where we put the rocks so that the Easter Bunny can turn them into Easter eggs. Don't forget to yell "Rocks Coming!" so that they don't bonk him in the head!

Planting some seeds....one of them has already sprouted! Now if I can just keep Evan from trying to "pet" it!

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