Cox Farms

For the second year in a row, we took that girls to Cox Farms...though we missed going with Crystal and Eric this year. Basically Cox Farms is like a country version of an amusement park. Last year we thought it seemed crazy that they had just a ton of variations of slides. However, as the girls are obsessed with sliding (though Brooke is by FAR the more adventurous of the two) we understood it much better this year. Not pictured is the big slide where you sit on the burlap mat - the girls rode that one on our laps and it was super fun. Brought back memories of growing up and going to the state fair.

Riding on their first hayride - I was pleased to see that it seemed like they were using some synthetic hay as I am allergic to real hay!

Slide 1: Brooke (on left) does much better than Audrey - who likes to flip over to her tummy midway down the slide, which frequently leads to less than graceful landings.

Slide 2: Brooke was doing this one solo - she was so cute as she sat so perfectly still. Audrey admired the hay while Brooke was sliding.

Pony Rides: These were extra. D and I laughed at the rules as the last one stated that you may exchange your ticket for a full refund if your child did not ride. You will note that only Brooke rode and we did need the exchange policy as Audrey adamantly declared NO!

Slide 3 is not pictured cause it was the big one. Slide 4: we let Brooke go down by herself (with only moderate success as she took a header going around the first curve) and D took Audrey. Ironically, Audrey was the one crying at the end of the ride.

There are free apples to munch on as you wander around. For some reason I really thought the girls were adorable walking around with their apples (Audrey was especially into it and probably ate one and a half apple total, though we went through many more due to droppage issues)