Today was a Good Day

This afternoon, Dannon, Orion, and I met up with the grandparents on Dannon's side and went to the petting farm. I had a blast. Orion had a blast. As agreed, Dannon pretended he wasn't miserable and didn't complain about how high the admission was. In fact, the theme of the event became, "Jesus Christ, this place is expensive." All week, every conversation with Dannon or his parents involved the special arrangements necesssary for everyone to manage the $19 per adult admission fee. Orion's Oompa spent the whole event waiting in the car rather than pay it, and I had to get a special commitment from Dannon not to bitch about the expense the whole time so that we could have fun. Once we got in the gates, I was glad that I got to stop thinking about the damn $19.

After the trip, I was on the phone with my mom telling her where we'd gone today. She said, "Oh, I know that place! It's really expensive right?" Shit.

Anyway, Orion rode a pony and a train. He milked a cow. He fed sheep and petted a chicken, a pig, and a turkey. Better than all of that, though, was when we were given our own baby duck and chick to hold and pet. He loved those little birds so much! They'd nip at his little fingers, and he'd try to kiss them back. He wanted to take the duckling with him, tapping on his drink holder and saying "Duck! Duck!" to try and get us to set the duck down so he could keep it. It was AWESOME.

The farm was followed by burritos and ice cream, where Orion held court at Ben & Jerry's by making the whole store his private dance floor. Then the whole gang gathered on the sidewalk outside to watch Dannon, his dad, and his mom take turns doing magic tricks with coins.

It was a wonderful day, I hope your's was too.