A student holds a baby goat. On Saturday, St. Thomas Activities and Recreation sponsored a trip to the Twin Cities Spring Babies Festival, a yearly attraction in Brooklyn Park inviting people of all ages to interact with baby farm animals and celebrate spring. (Emily Rudie/TommieMedia)
Juniors Jonathan Benusa and Kate Ostaffe held a baby goat. In regard to the many baby animals, Benusa said they were “very cute.” (Emily Rudie/TommieMedia)
Three goats eagerly approached attendees, hoping that they purchased one of the containers of animal feed for sale. (Emily Rudie/TommieMedia)
A llama, an animal that, according to the event signage, weighs an average of 260 pounds. (Emily Rudie/TommieMedia)
Sheep bleated as they waited to interact with attendees. (Emily Rudie/TommieMedia)
Breana Price held a baby goat next to fellow first-year Laura Murr. (Emily Rudie/TommieMedia)
A dense crowd filled the animal tent. (Emily Rudie/TommieMedia)
On Saturday, St. Thomas Activities and Recreation hosted an excursion to the Twin Cities Spring Babies Festival. The event encouraged students to “unleash their inner child” and hold a variety of baby farm animals.
The Spring Babies Festival will continue to run, rain or shine, on weekends until Sunday, May 8.
