Of course, you can't go to the wild west without the appropriate attire, so we decked the kids out in cowboy hats and bandannas. Livie wore her cowgirl vest and Noah had his handcuffs and sherriff's badge. Cute 'lil cowpokes, aren't they? :-)
The drive was a little long, about an hour and a half, but it was worth it! The kids were ready to go!
First thing that greeted them was this big stuffed buffalo. Hard to believe there used to be millions of these giant things all over the west. What a loss to our country to lose so many of these amazing animals!
We took a ride in a carousel and checked out this teepee.
Then headed over to try our hand at lassoing. Noah was pretty good at it!
Livie tried lassoing too, but had more fun riding the cows instead. ;-)
Madie got it down after a few shots too.
We wandered around a bit and checked some stuff out, but thought boarding the train was an easier way to see the whole town. Here are the kids and Pete waiting for it to pull into the station.
Livie and Daddy sat behind us, while Madie and Noah sat up front with me and another mom and daughter duo. They were from Montana! I asked them why they came out here, when they already LIVE in the wild west, but they were on a 2-week trek going all sorts of places. Sounded like quite an adventure for them!
After getting an idea of all that was there, we headed to another section (the town is divided into 2 sections by a row of houses/shops). We stopped by the petting zoo and the kids all got their chance to feed the goats.
They were very eager for all that yummy feed!
They had a bunny, sheep, pig, ornery geese, and some shy chickens as well.
Then came the pony rides. Noah rode like a pro and loved it!!
This was Livie's first time on a pony and her pony was the smallest. Told her it was just her size. :-) She thought it was just great!
Madie loved it too!
I tried to get a shot of the backside of the town. It's just such a fun place and full of great activities.
We got to pan for gold and they were always so excited to find a little nugget in their pan. They each found 5-6 pieces and put them in their little bags to bring home.
This originally was going to be a shot of just the kids on the horse, but Noah got a little nervous being up so high, so we got Daddy in there too. :-)
After all that fun, which included a real wild west gunfight!, we headed over to the steakhouse for some grub! And, boy, was it delicious!!
We decided after being there for a few hours, it was time for the kids to get sent to jail. All that orneriness had to be caged up for a while. Noah tried to escape, but the sheriff wouldn't let them out until they sang him a song, so they finally did and were released.
They tried their hand at driving a wagon. Did a pretty good job at it! Of course, it's not nearly as hard to drive when the horses aren't moving..... or real for that matter!
They gave archery and cork-gun shootin' a try. Weren't very successful at either, but they gave it their best shot. Most of the time, during the archery, they shot not only their arrows, but their bows as well!
We stopped by the Rock and Mineral Shop and got ourselves a bag of beautiful rocks.
They had a big play area of old western houses and Noah took that opportunity to claim himself as sheriff of those parts and promptly arrested his sisters and took them to jail. Wondering how long he's been waiting to do that!
What "Wild West" experience would be complete without a visit to the saloon?! They got to sit on real saddles when they saddled up to the bar. We drank up some water, lemonade, then hit the hard stuff - blue raspberry saspiralla!
Wonder if cowgirls back then were as cute as this one right here?! ;-)
Only takes a saddle to get these kids to be taller than me already!
Madie took this one of Pete and I. :-)
The kids did the hand cars and a visited the Blacksmith shop before we had to head home. The weather was wonderful, though we felt a few raindrops, and we had such a great time!
First thing that greeted them was this big stuffed buffalo. Hard to believe there used to be millions of these giant things all over the west. What a loss to our country to lose so many of these amazing animals!
We took a ride in a carousel and checked out this teepee.
Then headed over to try our hand at lassoing. Noah was pretty good at it!
Livie tried lassoing too, but had more fun riding the cows instead. ;-)
Madie got it down after a few shots too.
We wandered around a bit and checked some stuff out, but thought boarding the train was an easier way to see the whole town. Here are the kids and Pete waiting for it to pull into the station.
Livie and Daddy sat behind us, while Madie and Noah sat up front with me and another mom and daughter duo. They were from Montana! I asked them why they came out here, when they already LIVE in the wild west, but they were on a 2-week trek going all sorts of places. Sounded like quite an adventure for them!
After getting an idea of all that was there, we headed to another section (the town is divided into 2 sections by a row of houses/shops). We stopped by the petting zoo and the kids all got their chance to feed the goats.
They were very eager for all that yummy feed!
They had a bunny, sheep, pig, ornery geese, and some shy chickens as well.
Then came the pony rides. Noah rode like a pro and loved it!!
This was Livie's first time on a pony and her pony was the smallest. Told her it was just her size. :-) She thought it was just great!
Madie loved it too!
I tried to get a shot of the backside of the town. It's just such a fun place and full of great activities.
We got to pan for gold and they were always so excited to find a little nugget in their pan. They each found 5-6 pieces and put them in their little bags to bring home.
This originally was going to be a shot of just the kids on the horse, but Noah got a little nervous being up so high, so we got Daddy in there too. :-)
After all that fun, which included a real wild west gunfight!, we headed over to the steakhouse for some grub! And, boy, was it delicious!!
We decided after being there for a few hours, it was time for the kids to get sent to jail. All that orneriness had to be caged up for a while. Noah tried to escape, but the sheriff wouldn't let them out until they sang him a song, so they finally did and were released.
They tried their hand at driving a wagon. Did a pretty good job at it! Of course, it's not nearly as hard to drive when the horses aren't moving..... or real for that matter!
They gave archery and cork-gun shootin' a try. Weren't very successful at either, but they gave it their best shot. Most of the time, during the archery, they shot not only their arrows, but their bows as well!
We stopped by the Rock and Mineral Shop and got ourselves a bag of beautiful rocks.
They had a big play area of old western houses and Noah took that opportunity to claim himself as sheriff of those parts and promptly arrested his sisters and took them to jail. Wondering how long he's been waiting to do that!
What "Wild West" experience would be complete without a visit to the saloon?! They got to sit on real saddles when they saddled up to the bar. We drank up some water, lemonade, then hit the hard stuff - blue raspberry saspiralla!
Wonder if cowgirls back then were as cute as this one right here?! ;-)
Only takes a saddle to get these kids to be taller than me already!
Madie took this one of Pete and I. :-)
The kids did the hand cars and a visited the Blacksmith shop before we had to head home. The weather was wonderful, though we felt a few raindrops, and we had such a great time!
Here's a little video excerpt of the Wild West Show we saw. They use real guns with blanks, so the popping sound was SO loud! It was funny and exciting and the kids loved it! Probably our favorite part of the day. Yee-Haw!
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That sounds like so much fun!!! What a cool day for the kids. What I want to know is: Why aren't you and Pete dressed up like cowboys, too?? :)
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