Gymnastics

When I took Owen to see our new doctor she mentioned there was a gymnastics studio down by Ryan's work.  I thought a gymnastics class for Owen would be fun.  I have to do something to entertain this boy all day and get his energy out.  He loves it, today was our second class.  He's nervous when we first get there but then he realizes moms not leaving and has fun.  They play with the parachute , do an obstacle course, chase hula hoops, and then go upstairs for another obstacle course, and cool down. 

Owen is warming up with the parachute.  They Shake it, sit on it and stretch, and run underneath.  He doesn't like the stretching part but they are allowed to wander around anywhere and don't have to stay with the class. He also won't leave my side and run underneath but has fun shaking it while others run.  

In the obstacle course thy crawl through tunnels, walk on beams a little bigger than balance beams, jump on the trampoline, jump through hula hoops, clime, swing on bars, and hang on rings.  Here are some pictures.

Then they come back together and take turns chasing hula hoops.  The first time he went and got the hula hoop then realized I didn't go with him, so on his next turn he wouldn't chase it tell I start to go to. What a mamas boy. 

For the last 10 minutes they go upstairs to a different room and cool down.  There is rock climbing board that leads to a trampoline then a slide, places to practice somersaults and cartwheels among other things.    They also do ring a round the rosie and get a stamp on each foot before its time to go.  They start and end the class by ringing a bell.  Owen has never wanted to ring it he's to chicken but at the end of class he rang it.  He also told his teacher slide today he usually won't talk or look at her but he's getting better.  

Storybook island

I never blogged about storybook island, but since it closed Labor Day weekend I might as well add it to the list right now.  I love storybook island, when we were applying  for residences  this place made me like Rapid City.  It's a park that plays Disney music and has different statues and houses from different Disney movies or fairy tails you heard as a child. Here are the pictures I have but there is even more I don't have pictures of.  Can you name them all?

Pinocchio.

Yogi bear

Mary had a little lamb

The cat and the hat

Snow Whites house

Merry Christmas

sailing the boat to Never-land!

Caption hook!

3 little kittens lost there mittens

Tractor

Of course they have a train ride which every time we go here we have to ride.  Since this place is free I figure its my $3 donation every time I come.  

I'll miss storybook island and can't wait tell it opens for Christmas lights in December. 

Bedrock city

As I said in the last post bedrock city was closing this weekend so it was now or never.  Do you guys know what bedrock city is?  Yea Flintstones!  I thought it would be fun since it had a train ride, park, car ride and movie theater.  It also has all the houses and shops from the show.  We started out walking through there houses and stopped to watch an episode of the Flintstones.  Owen lasted about 2 sec and wanted to leave I guess it's not the same as Micky mouse.  He however loved the park and of course the train ride. 

There were lots of cars to sit in around the town.

         Fred 

                     Choo choo all aboard.

The train stopped at this rundown ghost town for pictures.

Then we headed to the park.  It started with a drive in the flint mobile.   I think that's what it's called I'm not sure I'm a little to young to remember.  It had swings, slides and we introduce Owen  to a teeter totter.  He had lots of fun on it.

         The car ride around the park.

                                            

          

Owen was to chicken to crawl through the tunnel it was to big so he walked across it.  Then we found another train.

It was a hot morning but we had fun.

Old McDonalds farm

We live in a tourist town did you know that?  Anyways we have lots of visitors from Memorial Day to Labor Day and then school starts back up, so a few places our only open in the summer.  That means we had to go to old McDonald's farm and bedrock city this weekend.  

We choose old McDonald's farm first.  They have pony rides, train rides, pig races, and times to feed all the animals.  

       Owen is obsessed with trains he loves them.

On a pony ride

   Babas.....aka sheep

I thought it might be fun for Owen to feed the sheep or the babas as he calls them since they are his favorite animal at the moment.  However I forgot how small he is and how much sheep like food.

                           Poor kid got smashed

                  Even if the food didn't work out giving the sheep some milk did.  

                        Farmer Ryan's new wife baby Owen.

                         Moooo...calfs

                                                   The bunny

                               These baby chicks are just a few days old.

Ryan was so excited when he found out there was a pig race.  It lasted about 10 sec.  The pigs were racing for koolaide.    I guess that's enough pictures for now I will do another post about bedrock city.

Rain hail and leaves

Owen loves to watch the rain.  It has rained a lot here this summer.  Whenever it rains Owen and I go out to watch it.  The rain gutter drain is right next to our patio and he scoop up rain water into his bucket.  Sometimes like today it even hails and he thinks its balls and makes me get some for him.  Today he woke up from his nap and laid his head on my shoulder, I took him outside to see the rain he jumps up and says balls.  After a few minutes the storm got really bad  and scared him so he wanted to go back inside and sit on my lap.  When it calmed down and was just sprinkling we went back outside.  Leaves had blown off the trees and were all over and there was a huge pile of hail.  So we scooped some up and put it in our buckets and had lots of fun.  While I was outside I noticed a few leaves had started to change color.  I'm so excited for fall, to see the leaves change color and all the small town festivals that go on here.  

                                             Owen playing with his hail.

                      Starting to turn yellow

Mammoth Site

We finally had a weekend where we were feeling more settled, Ryan didn't have to work, and he was in town, so we went to the mammoth site in Hot Springs.  I was kinda worried because it was an hour away and Owen gets bored if hes in the car to long.  I just gave him the Ipad and he was entertained most of the way.  He did get mad because YouTube didn't work and he had to play with one of his apps instead.  Oh the problems of a  one year old in America.  Anyways, we got there and did the tour.  The site was orignally going to be houses but when they started to dig they found fossiles so right away they stopped and sold the land to the Mammoth site.  It was pretty cool.  Its an active site so they are still digging and have scientist come from around the world to study there.  After the tour Owen through a fit.  He was hungry so I went back to the car to get some snacks and then finshed off looking at the Musuem.  Fun fact all the mammoths they have found are boys no girls.  After we got done with the museum, in the gift shop, there is an area for kids.  They can color or dig for mammoth bones.  Owen had a great time.  He didn't want to leave and Ryan had to pry his fingers off the brush he was digging with and drag him out screaming.   I kind of wanted to go the beach, lake area but I knew Owen needed a nap.  He lasted just long enough for us to get lunch then promptly feel asleep in the car. 

Part of the dig site

Playing with a bone

This ones bigger

Ahh the mean old bear

The houses people built with mammoth bones!

Mammoth