Safari Park

On Tuesday Jeff and Emily stopped by to surprise me on their way to Martin's.  It was so nice to see them even for just a little bit and it gave Emily the opportunity to personally invite me to go with them to the Safari Park on Wednesday.  She was so cute about asking and I couldn't wait to finally get to spend some quality time with with her.  We started off by walking through the zoo area and then moved on to the ride through the park in Jeff's truck.

I would not have wanted to ride around in a smaller vehicle!  The ostriches freaked me out and none of us liked the crazy camels that tried to steal the food buckets.  I think my favorite part of the day was watching Emily run ahead of us to check out the next new animal.   We came back to my house afterwards and cooked dinner and then played a couple rounds of Memory before it was time to go home for bedtime. Even though it is hard to watch them leave, it makes me so happy to be a part of their lives.

Goats and llamas

Kangaroos..they crack me up laying down on their sides

Emily with a parakeet

Pretty bird, but I love these hands

Emily had so much fun running ahead to see all the animals

Cute little piglets

Love the giraffes!

We didn't let the camels get too close.

Em was throwing food for these guys

Right before the elk snorted all over the truck!  NASTY.

We liked feeding the elk, other than the snort

Should have read the rules about not feeding the zebras! This turkey bit the weatherstripping!

Much better away from the truck

HUGE elk.  Emily and I fed him and felt his velvet which was super soft.

Nasty camels...the one on the right has someone's food bucket chewing it up!