Barnyard Buddies

Grandma Tracie and Krystle were bored last week so they decided to come with us to Gardner Village to go to the petting zoo, Barnyard Buddies. We met at grandma's house and left from there. It was a small petting zoo, but what do you expect for $2? Ben absolutely loved it. The first thing that he did was go grab the cicken and chase it! Isabel on the other hand wasn't fond of animals all around her!
This was the 'special' goat. We thought that it had been abused, but found out that it looked like that becuase of its' breed. It has very little ears and it's hip bones stick out. She was a very friendly goat and loved to follow us around! She was grandma Tracie's favorite!

This picture is out of order, but the kids loved seeing the waterwheel next to the resturaunt, Archibalds, where we ate lunch. Ben wanted to see the waterwheel, not have his picture taken!

Isabel wasn't very big on the goats. She hated that they would come right up to her and rub on her. If she was next to me, she would grab onto my leg and start to wimper. She didn't seem to be afraid of the ostrich so had to get a picture of one of the animals she would pet! Here she is with Krystle.

Although Isabel didn't like petting the animals, she LOVED riding the pony! Ben refused to get on one to ride, so Isabel took his turn too. I have noticed a trend with this little girl. She has expensive taste! When you ask her what she wants to eat, it is prime rib, lobster, crab legs, so it is no wonder that she likes expensive sports like horseback riding :)

Now onto Ben's adventure. Ben loved the animals. He chased the chicken, grabbed the cow by the horns and turned them like they were a steering wheel, rubbed the owner's dog until it snarled and showed him his teeth etc etc etc..... His absolute favorite had to be the pig. He petted it while it was walking around, but he really loved it when she laid down. We were all watching Isabel ride the pony and I look behind me and see Ben petting the pig. He was rubbing her belly really fast, and then pinching all of its teets (or nipples, whatever you call them) one at a time. He would pull them all out, and was fascinated with how far they would stretch. All the pig would do it twitch it's head in Ben's direction. I quickly grabbed him, only to find that as soon as I put him down he would be back over with the pig. Gotta love boys!

Even though it was a long drive, we all seemed to enjoy it. We might have to go down to Gardner Village later when they have the witches out. Could be fun! Thanks grandma and Krystle for coming with us!