The boys and I went back to Russell for a week. We had such a fun week doing fun things and seeing lots of people! First on the agenda was the Sternberg Museum in Hays. We went a few years ago and they have changed it so much since then. The animals all move and make noises.
This one was Thad's favorite!
The big T-rex was fun to see. Every few minutes he moved his head and made loud sounds! It scared Ollie a little but he still liked it.
They have a neat kids section where you can see snakes, lizards and fish.
There is also an area where the kids can dig for skeletons. This was fun too.
Thad had swim lessons while we were home. He loves the water and I could see a big difference by the end of the week.
He loves going down the slides and jumping off the diving board.
The fair was in town for the week. Thad found a turtle to race in the turtle races.
His poor turtle didn't even move from the yellow circle!
He kept asking "Why isn't my turtle moving?"
Oh small town fairs!
There wasn't a whole lot of rides they could do but they found about 4 they could ride.
Thad loved this slide. He went down time after time!
He also liked the swings and rode these 3 times back to back. It made me sick just watching him!
I got to see Jessica, my best friend growing up. We have been friends since grade school and it's always good to go back and see her!
Ollie had fun feeding the sheep a bottle
My brave Thad.....he rode a sheep for the first time. I asked him a dozen times if he was sure he wanted to ride one and he said YES!
Getting all geared up.....
He lasted for about 2 seconds before he was on the ground. He cried and has a few scrapes but I'm glad he did it. I had a hard time letting him do this! I don't think he will be riding another sheep anytime soon.
Andrew had fun looking at all the animals.
Brothers being brothers. Notice the little one is picking on the big one!
Thad also did the tractor pull. He did really good and made it to the first cone.
On our way home we stopped in Oakley and saw the buffalo statue. We had a great time and the boys love going to Grandma and Papas house. Thad gets very emotional when we have to leave. He would stay with Grandma all summer if we let him.
