Hee haw!

Being up on a horse is where he wants to be.

Serenity at last!

A cowgirl's dream...

The tiny cowgirl on the white pony (really a small mule) hollered as she came around the circle at Thanksgiving Point.
"Yee Haw!" shouted our 3-year-old granddaughter who, as far as we knew and according to her mother, had never been on a horse before.
How she knew the lingo is a mystery to all of us.
And how she stayed on was another one of our questions. We figured one of us would need to walk in the dirt beside her as the ponies went round and round.
But she didn't want any help, thank you very much.
It was just part of our day at the newly reopened Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point.
We checked out the Butterfly Biosphere first where the big plastic caterpillar was the top attraction and the scary scorpion illuminated in the dark cage didn't get out.
The three kiddos chased butterflies and marveled at the butterflies ready to burst out of their cocoons as the lady strung them on a string for display.
They liked the goats and the llamas and the big ungainly turkey and they liked feeding the animals that didn't bite.
But they HATED the slime and slobber on their hands that came with feeding the flock.
We went through a whole pack of wipes and got a lot of "yuck" expressions.
For these three grandkids the fun came in riding the wagon and climbing on the display tractor.

Loving the butterflies!

They also liked the freedom.
They live in an apartment building that's kind of out of the outside of town so space in the outdoors is a gift.
They have been stuck inside without access to play equipment, pools or climb-on stuff so mom was thrilled when we offered to come get them, ferry them over to Lehi and visit Farm Country for the afternoon.
It gave them a change of pace. It gave mom a much-needed break. And we got big grins and a Yee Haw!
What more can you ask for at the end of a pandemic.
(We're hoping it's the end!)