Birthday party

On Saturday we went to Alex's 3rd birthday and had a blast. They found a company that brings the petting zoo to your house. It was awesome. The first time we went in to see the animals Kaylie was incredibly nervous and would not let go of me. After a few minutes of sitting she became brave and tried to feed the goats. Other than that she wanted nothing to do with the animals. It was a very similar experience to our Easter pictures with the lamb. Anytime an animal came close she took off in the other direction.


I figured this was out of the question but thought I would try it anyway. They had pony rides and decided to put Kaylie on it. I am pretty sure the staff thought I was a terrible person because they kept asking if she was ready to get off and looked mortified that I told them no even though my child was crying. By the time we had finished she was still a little frightened but had stopped crying. I knew it would just take a few minutes.

This picture was taken a few minutes before she choked and spewed all over Darla's floor. I saw it but knew that if I tried to make a run for it we would be worse off then if I just turned her away from Fletch. Fletch thanked us afterwards.

Take 2: Knowing that Kaylie was scared of the animals on our first attempt I did not push it and make her go back in. Really...I felt so guilty about her throwing up all over herself and having to change I did not feel the need to torture her any more than I already had. Surprisingly, she decided to take it upon herself and go in. Even though she wanted to be there the picture above shows where she was the entire time. At one point she tried to hang on the fence. When I asked her if she was "all done" she was quick to answer "no!" Whatever you want baby girl.

After staring the pony down for a good 5 minutes Kaylie actually waved at him and wanted to pet him. She was happy until the picture below happened. The minute the pony put his head over the fence Kaylie yelled and jumped back without even skipping a beat. That ended her face to face time with the pony.

Right after I took this picture she found some brushes in a basket that was on the other side of this fence. Even though my child has low immunity I am not a huge germ freak but I freaked about this. These brushes are used on all of the animals and I watched as my child put it on her hand and rubbed it against her clothes. I knew if I took it away the situation would be a lot worse than just giving in. So...the good mother I am, I picked my daughter up and showed her how to brush the pony. I figured if I was controlling how the brush was used it would stay out of her mouth and I could immediately disinfect her afterwards. Mission accomplished.

Kaylie and Fletch are truly best buds. They love imitating teach other and constantly laugh at each other. Kaylie had a bottle of water and Fletch insisted he have one too. Kaylie put hers on the window and Fletch followed. When one would drink the other would drink. It was the funniest thing. It was like a race. They would look at each other, both grab the drinks, and drink at the same time. How can that not make you smile?!?