FAMILY FUN DAY AT REMLINGER FARMS

This past weekend was spent with trips to the farm. Mimi absolutely loves having fun with her friends. So mom decided that Saturday would be spent with her friends at Maris Farms. It is a little more subdued there than it is at Remlinger's. Our Mimi bless her little heart still has oodles and oodles of energy. Plus she can and does bring out the energy that is in her friends not that they don't have any themselves, they just have more when Mimi is around them.

Yesterday after the ESD (elementary school division) meeting at the Seattle Culture Center, mom and dad decided to surprise Mimi and take her to Remlinger Farms as part of our weekly family fun day. If you believe in the after life, our Mimi is soooo much like her grandma (mom's mother). She has to know everything. Mimi kept asking "where are we going after lunch?" All we would tell her is that "We Are Taking Care of Business" like the song says. We even had her watch the dvd in the car in order to distract her from looking out the window. When we finally arrived at our destination Mimi exclaimed "Are we at Remlinger Farms? WE ARE!!! WE ARE!!!" She was totally surprised. Mom loves to surprise the people she loves. We all had a blast. It is a great place for the little ones and their families. Mimi rode on all of the rides, then while riding on the steam engine train, we saw a real live black bear on the other side of the river that outlines the farm. We all got a real kick out of that one. As the park was coming to a close, it got real chilly so mom decided that she would wait for Mimi and dad in the market where it was a little warmer while they finished up on the rides. When we all met up with each other, dad shared this story. It seems that the pumpkin ride was getting ready to close for the day and was in the process of lettting the kids off the ride. Our Mimi entered through the exit and had a talk with the operator and he was so charmed by her that he let her on the ride plus a couple of other kids that were there also. Like I said, Mimi is just like her grandma. Mom's mother was a real charmer too.