$2 Tuesday

Every Tuesday in the month of August is "$2 Tuesday" at Thanksgiving Point and you can get into any venue for, like it says, just $2.  Last year I swore that I would never attempt to take the kids on such a day.  It was ridiculously busy and finding a parking space was a chore that took a half hour!!  So this year when a neighbor said she was going I told her, "You must be crazy!"  Then she reminded me that all the big kids are in school, so if there are a lot of people there, they come with only half the amount of children.  It didn't take long to convince me that the two little girls would absolutely love to spend the afternoon with some friends and see all the animals at Farm Country.  We grabbed some PB&J sandwiches, gold fish and (Odette's new favorite) fruit snacks!  We were off!

Yes, the place was still pretty busy, but no lines that went clear around the buildings.  The girls loved the animals.  Odette called everything a dog and was trying to get out of her stroller and into the pen with them all.  She wasn't afraid at all and thought it was cool to touch them.  She kept pointing at them and one has a sign that says something about don't feed the horse your fingers.  In the picture it looks like she is reaching out...giving him her finger!

Riding the horse was the best part--Of course!  Josselyn kept saying she wanted to ride the "purple horse".  It took me a while to figure out she was referring to the color of his reigns.  They were both good little cowgirls.  Both smiling big the entire time!

The kids also loved feeding the animals the seeds and corn.  Josselyn said it tickled when they licked her.  My friend put the food on the cup holder of her stroller and the cow stuck his head out and licked it all up.  Scared her two year old half to death, but the bigger girls thought it was awesome!

So I guess $2 Tuesdays really aren't so bad!  We made some good memories and enjoyed a little bit of sunshine that I am sure will soon turn to rain and snow!