Catch A Bunny!

Ok, so this happened quite some time ago, but life has been a bit crazy around here... better late than never.

At the end of July, we made our annual trip up to the good ol' Bremer County Fair to the "Scramble". This is definitely one of those days that you realize just what it means to live in Iowa. Kids of all ages get into a ring and try and catch various animals. We had been prepping Madison all week for this since this year was the first year she could participate. Her age group got to get in the ring and try and grab a Bunny Rabbit. All week she kept saying, 'Catch a Bunny, Mom?', and I'd say, 'Soon!'. Ayden and Jordann came along for the fun. To make a long story short, we took Madison (with her very reserved personality) into the ring with probably 50 loose rabbits. Let me just say that I was totally not prepared to bring home a rabbit... we would have had to find another home (two kids and a high-energy dog is enough for me!), but when she got in there we all cheered her on. She somehow found a rabbit who was trapped behind a bunch of people that no other kid was looking at. Needless to say, she had ample opportunity to scoop him up and bring him home. Instead she just studied it, touched it, and then let the other kids race in and grab him. None of the three kids brought home a rabbit, but a fun night none-the-less. For days later, she kept asking to go again and catch a bunny rabbit. It's tough to explain 'next year' to a two year old :).