After we stomped around on the mountain for a few hours, we went over to Barnyard Friends for a trail ride...and a stop at the petting zoo. It was obvious to anyone with a lick of sense that we were city folk...and I'm sure they weren't impressed! The kids were in awe of the sheer volume of poop the horses could produce and we all listened a bit too intently to the directions on how to "steer" the horse. Russ swears his horse let out an audible groan when he saw his rider! It seemed a bit unnatural to let the kids ride alone considering they were no more experienced than we were...then again, they handled it very maturely. They're apparently not old enough to realize the ramifications of a horse getting spooked! Oh to be young and fearless!
After the trail ride, we headed back to the barn so the boys could feed the animals in the petting zoo. Anyone that knows me AT ALL, knows that animals harboring mites and exposing their salivating tongues will send me into a tailspin...major heebie geebies! Once again, I am being tried as the mother of boys who LOVE animals and equally love feeding them out of their bare hands. By the end of the day, Alex was referring to himself as the goat whisperer. Truth be told, those goats did seem to possess a bizarre affinity for him. Carter spread his love equally amongst the pigs, goats and cows. I simply hid behind the camera and used massive amounts of germ-ex!
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