It was nice to get back to regular chores. I mowed the lawn for the first time and cleaned up the house, while listening to fun music.

After playing with the kids and having lunch, we decided to go on a near spur of the moment adventure. My mom has a pass to Thanksgiving Point that was expiring this week. We drove down to visit the gardens and farm. The kids actually quite enjoyed the gardens, and were troopers with all the walking. The boys’ favorites were the  fishes, tulips, and waterfall.

We saw a nesting owl and geese. And the goose attacked us. There were signs up warning of the nesting geese, so we kept what we thought was  an appropriate distance, until a goose flew across the ponds, flapped at my mom, and pecked Curtis’s head. No one was hurt, but Curtis was pretty shaken up. They can now join Peter in “I’ve been attacked by a goose” club. (A goose charged and pecked Peter when he was two. He was also uninjured.)

Henry loved seeing all the animals at the farm, until he had the opportunity to ride a pony. That was a horrible idea, and he was literally shaking with fear. His pony ride lasted 30 seconds.

It was a very good day until the end. On our way home, the final kid got sick and ended our little adventure with an explosion of vomit. Dinner was too salty. We watched a show and put everyone to bed.