Zoo+Water=Fun

What do you get when you take a petting zoo add in a kiddie water zone and sprinkle in a warm sunny day in for good measure? A boat-load of fun!





Wednesday, we took Alexander to Davis Farm which is a great place for kids! It has a petting zoo, a Splash Zone, a Mega Maze (made from corn stalks), and an apple orchard for apple picking in the fall. I've done the Mega Maze a couple years ago with Gary, Sharon & the kids and we had a blast. And since Alexander loves animals & water, this place is perfect. I didn't know about the Splash Zone but a friend of Dan's told him about it so we couldn't wait to go.







We got there in the morning when it was still a bit chilly but the sun was shining and the clouds were few & far between. We decided to do the petting zoo first. They had goats, cows, horses, llamas, pigs, sheep and you could feed all of them! Some of the baby goats were not in pens and would just walk right up to you. They were very cute and just wanted your animal food. They didn't want to be petted or to be fawned over - just food! And you had to be careful...if you didn't hold onto your food cup, they'd take it!







We also got a ticket for a Pony ride. At first we thought he was too small because parents were not going along for the ride. We checked with the girl and she said it was fine if Dan went around with him to hold onto him. It was right before lunch, so we didn't know if he'd cooperate but he was great and enjoyed himself.







Daddy got him chicken nuggets for lunch which he ate but didn't love as much as his pizza. After lunch, we went over to the Splash Zone. Splash Zone water was CHILLY. You'd think they'd warm it up just a bit but no...At first Alexander wanted no part of running through the water because it was so cold. We took him over to the smaller section for him to get used to it. Once he did, he had a blast. He would run over to the puddles and splash around. He saw a few other kids jumping in the puddles and he was trying to copy them. But the poor kid couldn't figure out how to get his feet off the ground.







When he was playing with the puddle, some older kid ran by him and shoved him to the ground, intentionally. That did NOT go over well with either Dan or I. Dan screamed at the kid while I explained that you don't push kids smaller than you and that he should apologize. He was on a field trip so his parents weren't there so what did he care. However, after we got done with him he just stared at us with fear!









Overall he had a great day and I can't wait to take him back in late September for some good ole fashion New England apple picking.