Sunday, June 17, 2007

Happy Family Day!

June 16th is Family Day And it's when the Hunan Spice Girls have their yearly reunion. This year we gathered at Maplewood Farms.



Kiora and Mary enjoyed themselves tapping their umbrellas in a rendition of singing in the rain, playing a little soccer, then fetch with Mathew (guess who had to fetch?).

Then they sat down for a much needed rest on a log to watch the animals on the farm.

We visited with the farm animals; including Rosie and Roberto (miniature donkeys), a couple of pot bellied pigs, some horses, cows, goats, sheep, ducks, peacocks and rabbits. The girls had loads of fun feeding carrots to the rabbits.

Look at what's on the menu for the pot-bellied pigs!



Under the giant Gazebo, a spread of food and treats were laid out. There was shrimp cocktail, veggie dip, croissant sandwiches, hummus dip, cheese & crackers and fruit to start.



The girls gathered in anticipation of the cake cutting.


The cake was embellished with the likeness of the Hunan Spice girls. See how beautifully they're blossoming. Top L to R: Ayaka, Georgia, Jasmine, Elaine, Mary, Poppy, Emma, Kiora, Sydney and Kai Li.


Emma and Kiora were resting after feeding the rabbits... we didn't really pen them up for a time out. Honestly we didn't.











Jasmine shared her soccer balls, and Ayaka brought giant Bubble wands. The kids had a blast sharing these toys!

Here are the children posing.
Elaine and Kai Li were camera shy.



Late in the day, an annoucement came over the PA regarding a missing Asian girl... guess who? Poppy! Daddy Craig came to the rescue. He found her far afield breaking new trails on the farm.


All's well that ends well, and a fun day was had by all.

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