Thanks to a Groupon we enjoyed a fun family day at Remlinger
Farm this summer. Prior to this visit we had actually never heard of this fun little spot.
It’s only about 45 minutes from our place and in addition to the large family
fun area, it still has a large functioning farm. The amusement piece of the
farm includes a store & restaurant, pony rides, petting zoo, train rides,
hay maze and several mini amusement rides. Of course our visit coincided with
the hottest day of the year, a record breaker even, so while we enjoyed the
sunny weather, you’ll notice in many of the pictures that Ethan and Ava’s hair
are matted down with sweat. Can’t complain though … we don’t get many days
where the heat makes us sweat!
Ethan taking the wheel with the old fashioned cars.
Riding the mini steam train around the farm. One of the train's was named Floyd which reminded me of my grandpa.
Riding canoes down the lazy river. Complete with pretend ducks.
Ethan had a blast with these four wheeled peddle bikes. They had them set on a little race course so Ethan loved trying to beat me around the track. He just barely made the height requirement to reach the pedals.
Ethan talking with the alpacas in the petting zoo.
Ethan was all excited about the pony rides. He's always loved them. Ava on the other hand was not a fan and would never sit still long enough for a picture. She was dying to get off. I'm always surprised at the things that Ava fears because she's usually such a crazy kamikaze willing to fearlessly try anything and then she finds the most unlikely things that make her uneasy.
The heat finally took it's toll so we headed for the store and restaurant for some ice cream and air conditioning. The kids found hats to try out on their way inside. Ethan was embarrassed to take a pic while Ava was more interested in climbing and jumping off chairs.
At the end of the day everyone was tired. Ethan as usual hit his seat and passed out. Ava on the other hand fusses when she's tired and fought her exhaustion all the way home. We did learn from the mini amusement park experience that we are NOT ready for any major theme parks in the near future. We visited on a weekday so there really were not that many people at the farm and lines at most had only about 5 people in front of us. For the most part we just walked right onto the rides. For the few very short lines Ethan was not lacking in complaints. I could only imagine a hot day at Disneyland with hour long lines ... I would not last long!
