Recharge

Sisters.

Older and younger...

recharging with their shower caps.

Who knew that 3/$1 little pieces of plastic would result in giggling and LOTSA fun?!

I'm thinking that I now need to step up my game and throw down the funds for these ...

(I love you Urban Outfitters!)
Party favors, stocking stuffers, and the list goes on!

Something fun...just to recharge!

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So, we fueled up and had some fun today!

While Laney and Henry were spoiled by my parents,

I went with Emily's grade to a dairy farm!

The nerves were a going, because I am such an animal lover.

I would have had a meltdown if I thought the cows were getting anything but THE BEST!

Well, no tears.

This is THE RITZ for cows!

Here is the merry-go-round (AKA: Milking station).

Totally amazed me that the cows knew when to get on and off of the "ride".

The rotation takes about 8 1/2 minutes...

and some cows can lose up to 40 pounds in that time!

Whoa!

I was ready to break through the glass window...

take my turn in the cow rotation!

40 pounds in 8 1/2 minutes, ladies!!!!!!

And a 4D movie about the cows!
Our seats rumbled with the tractors

and...

we were even sprayed with mist, air and water!

Yours truly...looking stellar!

So...a lot of amazing cow information!

But OH GASP! I was fortunate enough to not only watch 1, but 2 live births!

IT WASN'T PRETTY.

While the kids were in awe, I wanted to vomit!

What did I learn about watching these?

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  I may not ever be able to incorporate meat or dairy into my eating ...ever again!



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  I am not the person that you want to run to in case of an emergency...especially if you are having a baby. Too gross. Not even if you are my best friend. Sorry, can't do it.



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  I do have a pretty high pain tolerance and am glad that I had my 3 children. So glad that I was the one having them, because I would be a big fat zero in the support department if hubs had the babies.

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After the birthing fun,

all of the children got to jump on this HUUUGGGEEEE trampoline!

Of course, I had to try it out too!

It was amazing!

Best exercise ever!

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We had a great field trip...

dragging the whole bus ride home.

But...we recharged and after dinner, we had to embrace the beauty of our woods.

It's the small things that push our HAPPY buttons.

Just being at home, with my loved ones.

Taking it all in and falling deeper in love with my little people.

Watching them grow and create....

Belly laugh and explore...
But soon, they start to tucker out...

finally hitting rock bottom.

In need of more fuel.

A bubble bath,

cozy jammies and fuzzy slippers.

A book about WILD THINGS,

then into fresh warm sheets.

To bed...to recharge.

Recharge for tomorrow, a new day.

(And here's to some Tylonal PM...

come on, knock me out, so I don't have crazy dreams about those cow births! )

RECHARGE my mind...So I can figure out WHAT I'm going to say to this question:

The momma cow is brown and white, so why is her newborn BLACK and white?