The Cottonmill

The kiddos and I recently went to Kearney for a full day of fun.

First we stopped at the Cottonmill. They have a small petting zoo. Dominic, Jackson and Leo did pretty well with the animals. Leo and Jackson, particularly, still LOVE animals (I really want to get them a dog—well…I like the idea of a dog, anyway…) Patrick was mostly terrified, though. There were some pretty violent goats that we were warned about.

They had a small nature center inside with coloring books and puzzles. They also had a very, very loud cockatoo that screeched at the littles. Leo was not loving that bird.

They also had skeletons and hides of various prairie animals that mostly just confused the kids. “But is the rest of his body behind that wall?”

Then a little time at the playground with plenty of photo ops.

The one above of the three big kids kind of makes my stomach hurt it is so cute. How to keep them from growing?

*sigh*