I can't believe Bridgette is 3!!!
We decided to skip the zoo & get back to real nature this year! There's a Texas safari called Fossil Rim Park about 1 1/2 hours away from home, so we woke up early to check it out. It's kind of like a drive thru zoo, but the animals (for the most part) aren't caged. You pay an entrance fee, get a bag of feed & are released into the wild.
The animals just sort of roam around this huge area of land. Some of the animals are there to try & conserve the species (cheetahs mainly) and others are there because they were once pets & the owners didn't want them any longer. There were tons of deer & antelope, emu, ostrich, giraffe & zebras (which weren't out that day.) I'll admit, I probably screamed "ROLL UP THE WINDOW" a few times, but it was really cool.
Bridgette was excited not only because she got to feed the animals, but she got to ride in "mommy's chair." Before you get all judgy on us, you're going like 5 MPH and stopping every 2 minutes. You'd get more speed in your power wheel out there people.
That night we had a very mini birthday party for Bridgette. Her friend Ashlynn came over to play and help ring in Bridgy's new year. Bridgette has been hooked on Strawberry Shortcake lately, so her main present was a set of Strawberry & her friends with outfits to change into. She's so funny, she carries the dolls & all their outfits around in her little purse, you never know when you'll get the urge to play!
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| An elk! Dan got royally slimmed by it. I was expecting it to ram our car with it's humongous horns! |
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| Hmmm... I'm hungry |
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| Bridgette here, probably wetting her pants. I was freaked out too. |
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| Bridgette stayed there for probably 5 minutes after the deer left. |
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| When they said cheetahs were going to be in the park I was very concerned. Luckily they're caged off. |
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| Another elk, licking his lips |
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| Dinosaur! (said Bridgtte) |
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| Driving lessons. She basically honked the horn & said "Oh my gosh!" the whole time. She drives with me a lot, can you tell. |
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| Chewing his food. |
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| Yay! Front seat! |
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| Jack, the entire time, sleeping or laughing |
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| Ostrich trying to worm his way in. Those things are scary. |
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| They have real dinosaurs here people! |
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| Yay! I'm THREE! |
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| Yay! |
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| Very similar to her 1st Birthday cake. | HAPPY Birthday Baby Girl! |
2 comments:
I left a long comment earlier.. but it wouldn't go through! darn internet!!! Give that sweet little girl a loves from her aunt joanie and uncle yikes! It was 3 years ago that her mommy was yelling at aunt joanie: keep the eyes up - on my face!" awesome! miss you guys so much. love the photos of the kids! they are so stinking cute!!!! love you nellie!
Janell she is such a pretty girl! That was a funny post. I liked the one of her hiding down on the car floor in the front seat with her head poking out.
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