Saturday, March 9, 2013

Farmer's Market and Petting Zoo

Gilbert has a unique smell. Actually Gilbert smells like cow poop most of the time! We decided one evening to venture out and figure out just exactly where that smell was coming from.  We stumbled upon the Gilbert farmer's market and a petting zoo. It was a fun little place that had several vendors selling yummy things and a food truck for dinner. We had a blast there. My mom grew up around this sort of thing so she bought some animal food and a bottle full of milk to show the kids how it was done. 


 They were a little bit timid at first, but after a little persuasion they got right in there and thought it was so fun to feed the sheep right out of their hands.


Addley wasn't sure about this big furry friend. I tried to get her to pet it but she wasn't having it. At one point the rabbit reached his nose right up into her face and she was not happy about that!
Feeding the calves was the very funnest part. My mom is a pro at this and took the slobbery job by storm. It was really fun for the kids to experience it, I think. They thought it was disgusting (or maybe that was just me) but we laughed our heads off at the forcefulness of those little calves and them wanting that milk. It was a fun night and maybe just maybe helped us appreciate that unpleasant smell early in the morning and late at night.

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