It was a short visit and we were sad to see them go…but we can’t until Christmas when we will see them again.
When we first got to the carnival, Maya and Luke went on a few rides.
We had no intention for Chase to go on any rides, but after watching Luke and Maya, Chase wanted to go on a ride. He had a great time on the car ride with Luke.
Jay then took Chase for a ride on the merry-go-round.
Before leaving, Jay saw a carnival game that was giving away small basketballs for prizes. Since Chase loves all kinds of balls, Jay tried to win Chase a basketball prize.
Thankfully Jay only had to spend $4.00 to win the ball which Chase held onto as tight as possible for the rest of the evening.
There were many animals on the farm to see and touch.
Look at how big Chase is.
After looking at the animals, it was time for some lunch in the shade.
What would a trip to Merry Mead Farm be without getting some ice cream? YUM!
Amy sure does love her days off that she can enjoy with our son.
At first, he loved the stuffed Easter bunny…
until he saw the toy car.
After playing with the car for the next hour, we headed to Griff and Barb’s house to celebrate with Braydon and Addison. After lunch, Barb set up Eater eggs in the living room for the kids to find.
The plastic eggs were each filled with a special treat.
Chase especially loved the eggs filled with a pretzel.
Thanks Barb for making Easter fun for the kids this year!
About 50 people; including Chase and Amy helped hold the hot air balloon while the crew packed it up.
We were about to leave when we looked up and saw a blue hot air balloon flying overhead. We decided that since it was still early, we would follow the balloon and maybe get to see it land. We were right as it landed about a quarter mile away in the parking lot of Molasses Creek Park.
The pilot was very friendly and even let Chase sit on the basket.
It was getting late and we were ready to leave for home when Jay looked in the rear view mirror and said, “How about one more hot air balloon?” Sure enough, a Remax balloon was getting ready to land near the turnpike. We followed the balloon to where it landed and again, this pilot was very, very friendly. They also allowed us to get close to the balloon as they were packing it up.
Since they landed in a secluded area and the chase van could not find them, the pilot asked Jay to help pack up the balloon. He loves hot air balloons so he excitedly agreed. Check out the video. 
For a small zoo, the kids had a great time looking at all of the different animals.
There was also time for the kids to play on the playground before they left to go home. 
What a big helper!
