Madelyn had a playdate yesterday at a friend's house. So, Sawyer and I had a few hours to ourselves. Before running errands, we decided to hit up the petting zoo at Belleview Park.
Sweet Sawyer was expecting something like ZOOMARS Petting Zoo in San Juan Capistrano, California. We visited that zoo last Summer when we were in San Diego with family. Up front, I told him that where we were going wouldn't have guinea pigs to hold, animals to feed, and pony rides. Little did I know, they would have almost none of their animals when we visited yesterday!
The first time I visited Belleview Park was with Madelyn and Grammy right around five years ago. Madelyn was 19 months old and in the ecstatic phase about seeing live farm animals. Plus, they had all sorts of animals that day -- a cow, sheep, goats, pigs, and a few chickens and turkeys. Yesterday...not so much. None the less, Sawyer and I still had fun. He enjoyed petting the animals (mostly goats) that were available.
He even named this little fellow (or lass?), but for the life of me, I can't remember what.
This kid is an expert at milking cows. He learned how to do it at the National Western Stock Show last January. Most people don't milk from directly behind the cow. But, he's just that good. And...it's a statue.
The obligatory train ride was our favorite part. Fortunately, the petting zoo and train ride were not that expensive so it didn't matter that we weren't there for very long. More importantly, we had fun together. I never get tired of his sweet face.
I'm starting to see that we're outgrowing some of our favorite haunts from days when Madelyn and Sawyer were younger. It's kind of weird but also neat because their getting bigger is opening up other doors for us like skiing and amusement parks. Next Summer will be a whole new adventure!
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