Palm Sunday

Our church has a fun tradition for Plam Sunday.  It has gone on for as long as my husband, who was raised in the church, can remember, and is something that the kids in our church and the surrounding community look forward to every year.  The church hires a local petting zoo and the children parade down the center aisle of the church holding, leading, and sometimes dragging the animals.  The people in the congregation wave palm leaves and sing.  It is a really wonderful way to begin our church service and to celebrate Jesus. 
This year Jay held a little baby chick that had been dyed red.  I worried that he would be too rough with it, but he was so gentle.  He kept his hands cupped around it and proudly paraded through church.  He ended up leading the processional and everyone said he looked like he had practiced for weeks.  Here is a picture of Jay with his baby chick:

After church the petting zoo stays in the courtyard for a while so that the kids can go back and pet all the animals again.  Jay found a little rabbit that he loved.  I seriously thought we were going to have to take it home...

The petting zoo had a miniature horse with a pink mane and tail...and purple hearts painted on its coat.  The sad part of it all is that this is a male horse...poor guy! But he sure looks cute:

   
They also had a miniature cow that Jay just absolutely loved.  Jay has decided that we need one named Tinkerbell.  Can you tell we just watched Peter Pan!?   

It was a fun day, and something I am glad that Jay will grow up being able to do.  :0)