We visited Dave's best friend from college and his family on Saturday. They have a farm in Southern Jersey (Mullica Hill). We lucked out and had a beautiful day in the sun. They have lots of animals, but Anna liked the little gray cat the most. We were disappointed that the video camera wasn't charged because they made the cutest pair walking down the gravel driveway together. The cat kept rubbing up against Anna while Anna pet her and laughed the whole time.
The dogs showed a little interest in Anna as well and she did really well with them. The only thing Anna didn't like was when Jonathan (their wild four year old!) got her a little wet when they took the water slide out. Not a big deal since she was standing a little too close for comfort. Plus, it taught her a good lesson and only lasted a minute or so.
Jonathan was a friend from the start. He immediately took her by the hand and showed Anna his trains. Catherine helped out by giving the two little ones a wagon ride and introduced Anna to the Webkinz website. Not sure she completely got it, but she sure was attentive to Catherine's instruction. Nicholas came a bit later but he helped out with the kids too and entertained us at dinner with his corn eating ability! I met Nicholas when he was six and would barely eat plain noodles - now that he's a growing 13 year old, things sure have changed!
Nick took us all on a tractor hayride - it was great to be outside in the sun - glad we came prepared with the sun screen. And Cheryl made a delicious chicken barbecue dinner. But by the time dinner was ready, it was a little too cool to eat outside. No big deal - it's still early!
We had to leave right after dinner since it was getting late and Anna has an abridged nap. We headed to the hotel (about thirty minutes) away and settled in. Anna was a little wound up when we got there which was just as well since we had to get things organized and weren't ready to put her right down. She had tons of fun jumping on the bed and exploring the hotel room. She definitely knew something was different and seemed to like the idea that we were all in the same room.
After we put Anna down, we tried to watch a little TV but were pretty tired ourselves so we retired a little before 10 pm. Dave and I didn't sleep very well, but Anna did pretty well. I heard her stir a little bit, but she was quiet until almost 8 am when the light started to make its way through the heavy drapes.
We put on our bathing suits and headed for the indoor pool. Once Anna got over the initial shock of the cold water, she seemed to really enjoy the water. But even though she seemed to be having fun, her teeth were chattering so we decided to get out. As soon as we got out she started saying 'more', but we decided to get cleaned up, have some breakfast and head to our picnic (see 'Hemi-kids Picnic'.
It was fun seeing the Lacovara's again - it's been awhile. We were especially happy that we were finally able to introduce them to Anna. So thanks Nick, Cheryl, Nicholas, Catherine and Jonathan. Thanks for showing us around the farm and spending the day with us.
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