Ever since I realized that Addy could do this, I've wanted to take her to the zoo.

However, every time we try to go look at animals, she likes them from a distance, but when we get up close, she hides in the back of the stroller, the car, or my shoulder. So, I decided I was not taking her to the zoo until she decided to like animals when we get within shouting distance!
One day though, we had some time to kill on the way to Salt Lake, so I thought I would give her another chance to earn the zoo by stopping at the farm area of Thanksgiving Point.
We started out slowly by learning how we get milk. (I thought this was good to learn since I think we single-handedly keep them in business with how much milk we consume in a week!)
Addy separated the cream,
while Emily sent the milk jugs down the conveyor belt
and Cole put the milk in the jugs.
Then, Emily and Addy learned what crops grow on trees or in the ground,
while Cole learned all about good bugs and bad bugs!
They even got to pretend to drive tractors,
and tunnel through "dirt" like worms.
Cole and Em also got put in jail. (I have no idea what this has to do with farming, but they enjoyed it!)
Cole and Emily loved feeding the animals.
They got to feed the ducks and geese,
the llamas,
the chickens,
and the goats.
Actually, the goats jumped up on the fence and fed themselves out of Cole's hand when he wasn't looking! (I missed that picture of course!)
Addy on the other hand, didn't mind seeing the pigs, from a distance,
or the ducks, from a distance,
but she wanted nothing to do with feeding the goats! (Cole took this picture. He needs to take some lessons on photography from Weston apparently!)
Addy also decided that sitting on a bench was preferable to riding a pony.
Oh well, at least Cole and Em had fun!
However, Addy did find one part she enjoyed...
the ice cream treat at the end!
Maybe one day we can work our way up to the zoo!!