Travelingjenny

In case you haven’t figured it out, we love to go to Toots for ice cream. So last Sunday was very bittersweet for us, as we enjoyed our last visit of the season. I suppose I can understand why they closed down – most of the people were eating their ice cream in their cars because it was bit chilly – but that doesn’t make me miss it any less. Sure, we love their ice cream, but we also love their farm animals. This year we saw Princess the pony slowly recover from an illness, and we watched Sebastian and Fred grow from cute little piglets into market hogs (don’t tell Gracie why they won’t be back next year!). We got to know Jewel and Major, the draft horses, along with two curious alpacas and six sweet bunnies (well, five bunnies – rest peacefully, Precious). At Toots, Tess learned that cows say "moo." In fact, she likes cows (and Toots) so much, that whenever we pulled into the parking lot, she would emphatically start saying, "moo!" This summer at Toots, Tess had her first taste of ice cream (she loved it – no surprises there!), and Gracie started ordering her own – in a "bucket," with sprinkles. So now we are looking forward to next year, when Tess will be able to say "cow" and "horse" and (hopefully) keep up with Gracie as she races around to say hello to all of our animal friends. In the meantime, our afternoons are going to be a lot less sweet.