We didn’t have any plans the other day, and between threenager moments and an over tired baby we were all going a bit loopy. In order to attempt to get the youngest to sleep we decided to go for a drive as a family. We had no specific destination, and no ideas about what we wanted to do, so we just drove. Thank goodness the gas price has gone down a bit.
When we go for road trips we play silly little games, and one of them is where we count yellow cars as we spot them. You have to be the first person to spot the car and yell out “yellow car”. This game has actually helped Evie greatly with her colours, and in her counting abilities. This is something I have played while on car rides since I was a kid, so it’s fun for me to see her now playing. As my sisters and I got older we changed the rules around to not counting any fleet vehicles, for example no yellow taxis count. How do you win the game? Well, you either have to have the most yellow vehicles, or you have to have spotted a pink vehicle. Random I know, but it keeps everyone occupied.
We ended up finding a little farm that had ducks, geese, chickens, and goats. This farm also had free range eggs for sale. All you had to do was drop your money in a jar, all on the honour system. We picked up a carton of them to use for decorating for Easter eggs.
Eventually Addie did fall asleep and stayed asleep for most of the drive. This girl seriously needs to start sleeping in her crib for naps. We keeps driving, and we ended up some place where neither my husband or I have ever been. My husband noticed a sign that said “Daffodils”, and sure enough we soon saw rows and rows of bright yellow daffodils. These are some of my favourite flowers. They are just so cheery, and remind me that Spring is around the corner. We bough a couple bunches to bring home.
Thanks to our random little drive we are now ready for Spring, and more so ready for Easter to arrive. I’ll likely be heading back to where we found the daffodils and getting more, and we definitely will be keeping in mind about this little farm for eggs.
Have you ever just gone for a drive, and stumbled across some gems of places you’ve never known about?
That sounds like such a fun day. I miss those times when I would jump in the car with my daughter and take a mini road trip.
Love this idea to just turn the simple act of driving into such a special experience! (also, BTW, i just have to say: Your daughter’s hair is amazing! That color!!! LOVE.)
Your photos are so sweet! This sounds fun… And now I need to find a mini adventure with my little one this weekend!
I absolutely love taking aimless drives like that. I’ve never found such a cute little farm though! Now I’m going to be looking out for something like that on our next drive!
How fun, I might have to hunt some fresh blooms today myself. I just love spring!!
My 9-month-old is fighting napping in her crib, so I can relate. We haven’t done the driving thing yet. How nice, though, that it becomes a little adventure and you’re discovering new things!
What a great way to spend time with the family. I’ll have to play the counting car game on our next road trip. We usually do ‘I SPY’ so a change is beyond welcomed! The Daffodils are beautiful by the way!
Sounds like it wound up being a fun adventure. PS my 9.5 month old doesn’t nap in her crib ever so don’t feel bad haha
What a fun relaxing day. Casual road trips are great family adventures.
That looks like a fun discovery! I have had some adventures like that in the past, though I don’t think that’s happened since I had my daughter. Lately she has not particularly enjoyed being in the car!
It is so much fun to just take a drive with no destination in mind! You never know what you’ll find!
Omg such beautiful photos of the little ones!!!!! So happy spring is almost here!!!
That sounds like an incredible day. I love all the little gems you found along the way. 🙂 Spontaneous, no-destination road trips are fabulous. My husband and I took one together when we were engaged – just filled up the gas tank and drove. We found a cute little diner about an hour away from town and talked about how tasty it was and how sad that we’d never really have another reason to be out there. Lo and behold, the next year we bought our first house and it was just down the road from that very same diner!
This looks like the perfect place! My mom always picked daffodils and put them on the kitchen table for my birthday 🙂 such a special memory
I love reading about all the precious experiences you and your husband are providing for your children. I love beautiful things like self-serve fruit, produce, flowers, plants, and eggs that are purchased on the honor system. We’ve found darling roadside stands like this and simple old-fashioned ideas such as trust and goodwill make me smile and feel warm all over! Thank you for sharing your gorgeous photographs and story of your family’s newest adventures!
What a fun adventure! And look at that green grass! Ours is still all brown 🙁
This sounds like such a fun day! I love daffodils, here they won’t flower for proba ly another month.
Once on vacation we went for a drive and found the best little resteraunt in the middle of no where. 🙂 Good memories.
I found that barn one day when I was on a driving adventure all by myself one day while my oldest was in preschool (when we lived out there that is) I so wanted to get family pictures done there!
Spur of the moment trips always have the best memories! And it’s always a bonus of one or both the littles fall asleep on the way there or back!