Dress-up Day

Grandma Dee broke out old Halloween costumes for the girls to play with at her house.  Hannah is a total dress-up fiend, and went wild about her costume options.  Here are just a few to share:

I have never seen a more perfect outfit for this one.

Creepy, but suiting

Such an oddball...

Catch Air

Feeling that summer is getting away from us too quickly, I snuck out of work early one day to enjoy an afternoon with the ladies.  I took them to Catch Air, one of the newer play places in town.  Megan had been there once before on a school trip, but Hannah was a first-timer.  

Armed and dangerous

Flying down the big slide

Megan's turn

Airborn!

This was right up her alley

Waaaay more fun than work

They suffered through a post-play Costco trip with frozen yogurt

Pony Party

Megan was recently invited to a "pony party".  We were thinking that meant cowgirl-themed decor and maybe a few horse crafts, but...

These people aren't messing around here!

We noticed a horse trailer when we pulled up to the house, and things started to get a bit real after that.  Before we knew it, we saw these guys running across the front yard...

Goats!  You know it's a good party if there's goats.

Enjoying the pony party.  Sally the horse was kind enough to give all the guests multiple rides.

I snuck little sister in at pickup time so she could get a ride too.  :)

Dad's day with Hannah

After Megan's grand adventure, it was Dad's turn to take Hannah out for the day.  She picked a very aggressive itinerary, but Dad was up to the challenge.

Ready to start their adventure

...and especially excited to be skipping a day of school!

Partaking in some of her new car activities

First stop: Binder Park Zoo!

Up close and personal with the giraffes

Yeah, that's a giraffe tongue

Giving him a little lettuce snack

Hello!

Behind the back snack

Speaking of snacks, time for a picnic for this gluten-free gal

Always important to hydrate

Leopard spotting (pun intended)

Chatting with her people

A little ipad time in the car...along with the largest orange soda known to man (Nice, Dad!)

Next stop: Critter Barn!

Hello critters!  I'm Hannah!

Grooming the goats

'Sup?

She found the feed bucket!

Hello new goat friends

Loving on the bunnies

That's your big boy

Never a dull moment with this one

Not sure how excited this cat was about straw...

They seem happier with the brushing

"Here kitty, kitty!"

From Critter Barn they traveled to Grand Haven, swinging by Mancino's for a delicious gluten-free pizza

Then it was off to the Chinook Pier for some mini-golf

Hmmm, that's some follow through, but the ball is still on the tee...

That's better!

And finally, let there be ice cream 

No date is complete without a stop at the playground

Hannah's day with Dad turned into an overnighter (mostly so Dad could get his chores done in GH, as we had plans the rest of the weekend) - Saturday morning meant a trip to the Farmers Market and another favorite playground

Goofy gal

Fresh strawberries from the Farmers Market!

This happens every time - note the strawberry stained face.