wheeler farm picnic

Our fabulous neighborhood "Wednesday Getaways" have 

continued this summer thanks to my friend Ann. 

We went to Wheeler Farm for a picnic in their giant shady trees.

Seeing the animals and farm equipment was just icing on the cake.

(I wasn't planning on taking pictures, so these were from my iphone.)

Will, Linc, Addie

happy sleeping piggies

the boys were fascinated with this spiky farm tool

Addie, Ollie, Linc

making funny shadows

picnic!

We always park our picnic blankets right next to the stream so the kids can wade in it while we watch.

Linc was being so hilarious-- laying just like this with only his head up and eating sooo much watermelon.
Pretty soon we were all laughing at him- he looked like a little man drunk on watermelon.

Hahaha!

We visited the little country store right before we left for a little treat.

Jada was nice enough to give up the last reeses peanut butter cup ice cream bar to me- so sweet!

A great place for a picnic!

Hours and directions to Wheeler Farm:

Hours

• Park hours are dawn till dusk daily.
• Office hours; 9-6, Monday - Saturday.
• Victorian House Tours - 3PM Monday through Friday, with an additional tour at 11AM June through August. Or by Reservation.
• Cow Milking Demonstration:  NEW! - Cow Millking at 4:15 and 5PM.  Purchase your tokens 15 minutes prior to the demonstration.  Demonstration fee is $.50 per person to enter the barn.  

Location

6351 South 900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84121

Directions

Take 1-215 and exit at Union Park Avenue, or Exit 9.

The Farm entrance is located on the east side of 900 East.

wheeler farm

Some things I liked about Wheeler Farm (It was my first time there):

the birds roaming the grounds that the kids could follow
the huge, shady, grassy area perfect for a picnic
the little (yet long) stream for the kids to play in
&
it's free!

Walking around the grounds to see the goats, tractors and
barns are fun for the kids too- if it's not too hot. 

sunday picnic

 Daylight savings always does something to me- it stays lighter longer and puts me in a better mood. I guess I'm a light lover. So I sat in church the day we turned our clocks forward and thought about picnicking in the park. After church we headed to our favorite Draper park with loads of trails and playgrounds to eat our sandwiches and cheetos.

 Adam with the giant frisbee, Linc on his bike, Elliott and Ollie on their scooters. We searched for a place to lay our blanket, but the grass was wet. And the wind started to blow. And it was freezing. I guess we missed the warm hours getting out of church at 4:00.

 But we huddled on our tiny blanket (note to self we're a family of 5 now...) and ate our thrown together dinner on a semi-dry piece of grass. Homemade sandwiches always taste better out of the house I've decided. Then the boys played like crazy until I made us go.

I sure love a Sunday picnic with my family. I'm looking forward to many more... when it warms up just a bit.