First up, we hit the FFA Children's Barn. There were sweet ducklings that Jillian loved - their food was positioned at the top of a water slide, so they would occassionally slip down the slide, making her laugh every time! There were also baby pigs, lambs, goats, a cow, and the baby chicks. On one side of the chick pen, the older chicks had a "ferris wheel" with food that the girls thought was great. But then we walked to the other side and Meredith was good to go. It seems her Sunday School teacher told her about seeing a chick hatch on her trip, so Meredith kept telling me that she was going to see a hatching egg, too. I warned her that we might not get to see it, but as soon as we turned the corner to the incubator full of eggs, we saw a chick exit his egg. I was so excited but not more than Meredith! We hung out for a bit longer, then went to check out the rabbits, but only for a moment until she asked to go back to watch the eggs again. She scoured them and we found a few that were close to hatching again. She was set on getting to see the whole thing! Luckily, there were 2 eggs that were cracked and you could see the chick inside moving! It really was super cool. So, we hung out for probably another 20 minutes on top of the rest of the time we were already there watching one of the little chicks work his way out (with the help of a few of his friends who politely pecked on the outside of his shell). Meredith's day was set - we saw the chick be hatched! I was amazed by the whole process but also by Meredith's dedication and patience! We play "favorite part" at night before bed, and tonight when I asked Meredith her's, she just kept saying - "You KNOW my favorite part!" And when you see that we also rode a pony later, you know that says a ton!
Come on already chicks!
We left the Children's Barn and headed to check out a few more exhibits. We came to the tractors next - a request from our friend, Jackson, but was a huge hit for everyone!
This was a fun time for the girls in this car, at least. James, who is about 1 1/2 was already in the car, Meredith hopped in to drive and then insisted he be buckled in, too. Then, she directed all of her passengers to and from locations, insisting they buckle and unbuckle each time. James was a great sport!
We also got to meet Elsie (the Borden cow) and her calf Beauregard. The girls were pretty excited. Jillian kept asking to "soff him" (ie pet him)
We also got to meet Elsie (the Borden cow) and her calf Beauregard. The girls were pretty excited. Jillian kept asking to "soff him" (ie pet him)Next up, we headed to the petting zoo. Luckily for the girls, we were with friends whose mommies had promised pony rides, so I succumbed to peer pressure and let the girls ride, too (ok, it didn't take that much pressure!)
Before we headed in for a lunch of Corn Dogs, we hit the petting zoo. Hitting a petting zoo is always a mixture of excitement and terror for the girls - they like the idea of being with the animals but try to run from the overzealous goats!
Before we headed in for a lunch of Corn Dogs, we hit the petting zoo. Hitting a petting zoo is always a mixture of excitement and terror for the girls - they like the idea of being with the animals but try to run from the overzealous goats!
The girls finally got away from the goats to feed a very tame (well, actually asleep) bunny.
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