Not My Children!

Today we went to Party in the Park that our town puts on every April. The kids had a great time seeing fire trucks, ambulances and police cars. There were musical instruments to try out. Joseph enjoyed some cello envy and played on the cello for a bit before doing a few notes on the violin. The kids enjoyed the percussion instruments. There were other games and jumping toys that we didn't have time to try out because the event was closing.

Now, here is the part where we had the "those aren't my children" moment. In addition to some ponies to ride there were snakes and tarantulas for holding. The kids held the snakes with some assistance and Kimball liked those better than the spiders. They also held the tarantulas. Now, most of you should know I have a strong dislike for spiders...I have posted about it before. Anyway, Kimball was a little hesitant to hold the spider but he did and he handled it rather well until the spider crawled up his arm to his sleeve and then he got nervous that the spider would bite him. Rebecah on the other hand OWNED that spider. When it was her turn she ran to the man startling him and the spider! She grabbed the spider and it quickly tried to get away. And where was I during all of this? I was about 5 feet away from the action and Joseph was snapping a few pictures. This picture doesn't show Rebecah holding it, but she did. That spider just moved too fast.