The Date Festival

Yesterday we finally had a free day to take a ride down the mountain and go to the Date Festival. This was the second year in a row that we have gone, but this year we thought Emma would probably enjoy it a lot more than last year and boy were we right!! :)

We met up with our friends Jeremy & Angella and their two kids again. It was nice to be able to spend time with them and watch the kids together.

One of the first things we did was go into the barn so that Emma could see the animals. She snorted at the pigs until one of the squealed very loudly and she got scared.

Then we saw the goats. Emma was a bit timid at first, but she got very friendly with them very quickly!! :) Goat kisses:

She was sad when we left the barn and every time we walked by it the rest of the day she tried to get us to go in. It was kinda funny. But she soon found something fun to do and it took her mind off of missing her favorite goats. She started feeding Hudson. The two of them thought that was just the best game ever!!!

Then after walking around a bit more and a treat of shaved ice we headed off to the pig races. Emma was being goofy while we waited for them to start:

Cheering for the piggies:

After that Jeremy & Angella had to leave, but we hung around for a little while longer. We went over to the games and Daddy won her a dog. She was starting to get tired so I couldn't get her to smile, but she loves her dog. She carried it around the rest of the night and kissed it and barked with it. :)

Before we headed out we took one last trip to the barn so Emma could see her goat buddies again and then we headed into the petting zoo. This made her day for sure!!

Petting a camel:

And feeding more goats:

After a pizza dinner we headed home with a very sleepy, very happy little girl. She is already counting down the days until next year when we can head back. :)