Making a point of thanksgiving

Had a good weekend, I guess. Spent some time at Thanksgiving Point at the farm they have there. Had dinner with my parents and a couple of my nieces.

A visit to Thanksgiving Point

On Saturday, we visited Thanksgiving Point in Utah Valley just north of Lehi. Thanksgiving Point is kind of weird. It's this big planned multi-use development which will eventually include residential areas, business parks, a golf course, and entertainment and dining facilities. We went to the entertainment facility known as "Farm Country".

Lucy, Doran, Christine, and Maya at Thanksgiving Point

We went with all four of Christine's sister's, their kids, and none of their husbands. I was the only man there. I got to pretend I was a prosperous polygamist leader.

This Farm Country exhibit is a little like going to the fair and seeing all the animals, except that the animals do this all the time, so they're used to hordes of people walking around gawking at them. Most are quite people-friendly.

Camera friendly geese

There are all kinds of farm animals including goats, sheep, horses, cows, chickens, geese, turkeys, rabbits, and an ostrich. The kids enjoyed seeing the animals and making noises at them when they made noises at the kids.

Maya, Lucy, and their cousin Alex rode some ponies. Maya said it was a really fun "merry go round".

After we visited Farm Country, we had something to eat. Christine, the girls, and I had ice cream. Then we went home. It was a fun Saturday outing.

Here are some more pictures:

A lounging foal

Lucy nearly gets a nasty licking

Maya & Lucy visit a llama

Lucy rides a pony

Hey, my buddy Dave took his kids to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point last year. He put up a webpage about it on his site if you're interested.