We went to The Flower Fields in Carlsbad yesterday. It was kid's day so there were tons of activities set up for the little ones.
We began the day with a Ronald McDonald variety show. Aiyana has only had 1 kids meal in her life, and it was a big deal. She got a My Little Pony toy in it. So, when I explained that Ronald McDonald lives at the place where she got her kid's meal, she was really excited to watch the show.
Ronald juggled some blocks and did some goofy magic tricks. It was perfect for the kids! At the end he passed out some origami books and a book mark. Aiyana ate some frozen strawberry lemonade and was so attentive the entire show! It is amazing how kids can pay attention and sit still when it comes to tv or this type of show but have 10 minutes max with everything else!
After the show, Aiyana wanted to play in the kids play area. The had a playground and a little snow hill where the kids could sled down. Aiyana went down the hill once and got a little messy so that was enough for her.
Aiyana was climbing everything and trying all of the slides while AJ was playing in the sand and turning wheels (his favorite 2 park activities). AJ threw a little tantrum when it was time to leave the playground. Hilarious!
After the playground, we went to a tent where there were lego tables set up. It was a good break from the sun. Both of the kids had so much fun building. Aiyana said that she built a city and AJ just put stuff together, took it apart, and threw it on the floor while making spitting sounds with his mouth.
Next, we went to the science tent. There were pieces to put together an electric circuit with the goal of making a fan spin or a light go on. Aiyana found a connected circuit and played with that. Then she played with some crystal soil and packed some up for us to take with us. We also got some radish seeds. We will see how they grow!
Next on our adventure was the sweet pea maze. She led the way through and only made 1 wrong turn the entire time. It took about 10 minutes to get through.Note to self: don't try to push joovy caboose through dirt maze again.
We were waiting in line to get Aiyana's face painted for an hour! There were only about 10 kids in front of us but there was 1 lady painting faces. While we were waiting Aiyana got in a little fight with a boy her age because she took his flower fields passport from him so she could stamp it for him. She said, "He isn't strong enough to do it!" Leave it to Aiyana to try to take over for someone else!
Then, AJ dropped his sippy cup on the ground. Aiyana reaction, (big sigh) "What the heck?!"
The next stop was the violin tent.
She was very proud of herself a didn't want to stop playing.
On the way out we shared a strawberry sundae and the kids climbed on the tractor.
What a day!
