KC Vacation -- Deanna Rose's Farmstead

During our vacation, we looked up some family-friendly things to do.  One of the places I had seen some different friends post about was Deanna Rose's Farmstead, which is located in Overland Park, KS.  It is designed to be like what an 1800's farm in Kansas would be like.  There are tons of animals, beautiful gardens, a fishing pond, pony rides, and more.  Another great thing is that it's super cheap!  It was $2/person for Eric and I and then Cooper and Hudson were free, with some extra charges for some of the activities.  My brother and his family met up with us and we had a lot of fun.  The kids loved getting to feed the goats (bottles and pellets) and it was great to see all the animals and explore around.

It happened to be "Safety Day' when we there.  Cooper got this great firefighter helmet and there were tons of kids around to explore a firetruck, ambulance, and even the Children's Mercy helicopter.

We explored the teepees.

It was time to feed the bottle to the goats...and (shocker), Cooper was all about it.  He wanted to pick and choose which goat got the bottle.  He would try to force the bottle in goats' mouths that didn't care and then only let the eager ones get it for a couple of seconds.  Hilarious!

Our nieces Clara and Kaylen loved feeding the goats too.  They had both been there before and Kaylen said that feeding the bottle was her favorite part.

Clara was excited to feed the pellets to the goats.  She had her money and was ready to spend it!

And then there's Hudson :)

Cooper wasn't old enough to ride a pony (which I doubt he would have anyways) and the fishing ponds were closed due to an algae problem, so we mostly explored around the property and fed the animals.  It ended up being a pretty warm day, but we had a great time.  The kids also spent some time playing on one of the playgrounds and we ended our time together with a trip to Oklahoma Joe's.  We went to one of the restaurants (not the original one at the gas station) and the food was great!  Since it was already almost 2:00 in the afternoon, the wait was only about 30 minutes :)  We had another fun adventure on vacation!