Baby Animal Days

We recently went up to Dan's hometown for Baby Animal Days, which has become an Easter time tradition! Before we left we told Mason we were going to visit Grandma and Grandpa, so he talked about it all day and even carried our big cooler up from the storage room so we could pack it for the trip! When we got closer we told him we were going to go see the baby animals and he just kept saying he wanted to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house. When we pulled into the parking lot of the Heritage Center we told him again we were going to see the animals first and he said "No! I'm not! I'm going to Grandma and Grandpa's house!" Then he had a meltdown and although we didn't want to give in to his tantrum, we knew getting him out of the car would mean dragging him around while crying. So, we went to Dan's parents for a quick visit and lunch. Then he was fine going back to the farm!

He still didn't care much for the animals (he never really has), but he wanted to head straight for the toys and rides instead. Tristyn liked the baby pigs, sheep, goats, bunnies, chicks, and goslings. However, when the big lamp baa'd right in her face she got scared and didn't really care to spend much more time with the animals! We didn't go through the long line to hold the chicks or goslings, but she liked watching the other kids hold them and giggled when they squirmed around.

Mason wiped Dan's wallet out so he could go on the bouncy slide a million times! Then he waited patiently for the candy cannon. Mas said the candy shot out of the ground, up to the sky, and back down again. He was pretty hesitant to grab candy that was near anyone else, but he did come out with a small bagful. Even after that he wanted cotton candy! I was surprised he ate it, but he did. I ate some too . . . it was yummy! Bear World brought a few bear cubs and they were super cute and really curious! It was fun to see them. Mason wanted to watch the train go around and he just stood there for a long time, but when Dan asked about 10 times if he wanted to ride it, he kept saying no. Until we were ready to go home, of course! Then he wanted to ride it! By then we were done, so he had another tantrum because he didn't want to leave! Kids . . . they never know what they want!



We finished the day with Cafe Rio and a yummy Charlie's shake (the BEST SHAKES EVER!), so it couldn't get much better than that! Yeah for spring!