I try to keep my trips to town to a minimum and didn't want to go to town Saturday morning but Fred ran out of grape jelly and he just had to have some for his morning toast...Michael and I got up and with intentions of just going to get grape jelly and coming home...Then a friend contacted me and asked if we wanted to go to the Outdoor Family Expo and our day totally changed...The event was totally free and very family/kid orientated.
They had so much to do it was unbelievable...
Wild animals on display...above is a Great Horned Owl.
Skunk, de-scented thank goodness.
Archery, which was one of Michael's favorites and one of the events he did more than once...
He learned how to tie a fishing fly...
Then he learned how to fly fish.....This is Michael's friend Kaden above.
The trout pond...
How to use a crossbow, they used nerf darts instead of the real ones!
Paint ball...
Fishing for Catfish...
This is one of two he caught...
Remote control cars...
Ready, Set....
Go!!
Michael especially loved this one and these cars were tough, really tough!
Rock climbing...Horseback riding...4-wheelers that the kids could ride...Remote control Aircraft which the kids could watch...a petting zoo...and so much more. We didn't manage to do everything, there just wasn't enough time in the day. It was hot and the lines were long. Our friends left half way through. We went and ate lunch with them and then Michael insisted in going back to the expo and doing even more...
B.B. gun target practicing...
And Kayak rides too...which had me laughing as Michael has a kayak and can use it whenever he wants, silly boy!
It was a great day and eventually we did get the grape jelly! I think Michael's two favorite things were the remote control cars and the archery. I also think we might check into Archery for both Michael and I, something we can do together and enjoy!
