The Beginning of Adventure Days

     Since Sean took on a big freelance project for the summer, we didn't travel anywhere exotic.  Instead, I tried to have an "Adventure Day" once a week with Sylvia and Ephraim so they would feel like the summer was something exciting.

   Adventure Day number one was on my birthday in June.  Sylvia took a horseback riding lesson in the morning with a friend.

Ephraim enjoyed petting the horses, and even got to sit on top of one for a while. 

We ate lunch in the car and drove up the the Wisconsin Dells, where we took a ride on the famous Dells Army Ducks.

I thought it was really fun, there was some beautiful scenery to see along the trails as well as in the water.

  
 
     The following week, we went to the zoo in Madison.   Ephraim rode his first time on the carosel without being held.  He wasn't sure about it though.

 Sylvia showed him the secrets of goat feeding.  (Holding your hand flat, and how to scour the edges of the fence for food other people had dropped.) 

 He was a confident goat-feeder by the end.  He really loved it.

    The next week, "Adventure Day" was more local.   We walked down to the Stoughton fair and watched the 4-H kids  wash  the animals in preparation for showing them to the judges.  It was a great day!  One of those perfect days that are so rare.
      Ephraim loved watching a baby calf nurse right in front of him, dripping milk everywhere.  Both he and Sylvia enjoyed wandering around watching people giving haircuts to the cows and sheep.  We watched the rabbits and chickens get judged. They also got to practice their milking skills.

     We enjoyed looking at the cake displays and flower displays.  Even though this cake only got a 2nd place ribbon, it was our favorite.  We are going to try it sometime!

     Sylvia went on rides the next day with her friends.  They did all the crazy big rides with the teenagers.  These younger siblings grow up fearless!