During this difficult weekend my mom, sister, cousin Ben and I took some time out to take Lauren to the Old South Gaylord street festival. I knew there would be a petting zoo there and thought Lauren would enjoy seeing the animals. It was a refreshing to have a few moments to escape the sadness around us. It doesn't take much more than the smile of a little girl to help you know the world will be okay again. Lauren loved the petting zoo. An odd assortment of animals; a llama (which Lauren insists was a giraffe), a huge turtle, baby goats, an enormous rabbit, a kangaroo, ducks and a camel. Lauren fed carrots to most of the animals. She did get to go on a few rides before we left, and laughed the whole time.
