Farmer Colin

We joined several of our friends today for a trip to the petting zoo. It's really close and Colin loved it ~ I think he'd have stayed all day if I had let him ~ so I guess we'll be going back frequently!

They had several "neighs" which of course he really liked and a few llamas, which he just learned the word for from a book a couple weeks ago. They had lots of hay for us to feed the horses, but Colin sometimes would stand really far back and just throw one piece (as he's doing in this picture).
He was much better at feeding the goats. Don't worry, it is goat food, not ice cream! We made sure to give them all the food before going into the pen with them. :)Colin loved being in the pen. Here he is "baa"ing at the goats. Do you think they understood him? I'm pretty sure he thought so!
He was not afraid to get right in them with a group of them either! I was so proud! :) Such a brave little boy!
All the kiddos also got to go for a pony ride. Colin kept neighing at the horse and leaning over the saddle to pat its neck. Aren't you glad I have awesome friends to take pictures while I'm otherwise engaged?
Colin was much more interested in "moo"ing at the cows (are you seeing a trend here?) than in feeding them, but Emma was all about giving them some food. Check out the pigtails...this is a new development and they're so cute it almost makes me wish for a girl!
Emma and Colin also liked looking at the bunnies.Colin was a bit too impatient though to wait for the rabbits to take carrots from his hand, so he kept ending up just chucking them into the cage. LOL!
There were a lot of different birds there, including geese, guineas, and turkeys. Here is a picture of Colin telling me "gob, gob".
Not all of the animals he liked were real. In one of the play areas, they had a spring horse. He spent quite a while bouncing on this and was surprisingly good at keeping his balance while making it go up and down. He kept trying to go all rodeo on me and let go though...we have got to get this kid out of Texas!
Traipsing through the hay bales.
And checking out the pig. They just had baby piglets last month...so cute! They had some out that you could touch, but Colin of course was more interested in snorting at them!

Did you notice a theme with him today? Do you think he's the next Dr. Doolittle?