Breakfast with Santa, Farm Fest and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yesterday we woke up REALLY early (for a Saturday) and met Mia and Ms. Tamika at the mall for Chik Fil 'A Breakfast with Santa!  Santa cow was there...

...beauty queens from the area were there...

...Cow Elf was there...

...and of course Santa! 

(for as petrified as the girls look I promise they were so excited especially Marley!)

Mia danced with Santa Cow (as did Marley)

The girls rode the money eating machines...

...and so did Cow Santa!

Tamika forgot Mia's stroller so the girls shared (similarly to how Marley and Reese did this summer)

and before we left the girls spent some time playing at the play place.  We were so early that both girls said "Where is everybody?"

Then Marley and I headed out to Katie's Place for their first annual Farm Fest.  Katie's Place is just getting started in the Roanoke area and the goal is that it will become a residential, working farm for adults with disabilities.  There are not very many options in this area for adults with disabilities so we were happy to go and support them getting on their feet!

They had a bunch of really fun activities for the kids including llama feeding...

...and 2 bounce houses where Marley spent a good amount of time!

It was a beautiful day

The fire department was there with their smoke house too

And there was a table specially designated for bubble fun...

and of course a playground!

Here is Marley striking what has become her signature pose

and Ms. Luna, who I believe Marley learned the pose from in the first place :)

Luna is in Marley's preschool class and these two had a blast hanging out together outside of class!

No Farm Fest would be complete without pony rides!

This is the horse Marley rode...has anyone ever seen a horse with blue eyes like this before??!!

We were told, yet again, that Marley is a natural on top of a horse! 

(P.S.- GRANNY, look at that posture!)

And we rounded out the day with a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies (that have just the hint of lemon because I ran out of vanilla extract)

I don't think we could have had a better day!