Deer-ly beloved

It's always exciting for the kids to see deer and other wildlife.  The boy was VERY happy to see this herd of deer  enjoying their breakfast outside.  They let me get pretty close for a picture, but not TOO close!

County Fair

Baby girl got to go to her first county fair today.  She LOVED the cows.  She wasn't quite sure about the pigs though.  She also liked the sheep , but not the horses.  It was really fun to see her seeing things for the first time.  The boy liked the carnival and  the cotton candy.  He also really liked all the free stuff from the vendors! 

You're no bunny till some bunny loves you!

The boy loves to hold his bunny and let it jump around him. We had to have a little talk about being gentle, but since then he is so incredibly soft with it. He is such a sweet boy, and a joy to have in our home!

Corn snakes are soft and tickle you

One of the boy's favorite past times is going to the pet store to look around. Today they were cleaning out the snake terrariums and there was a snake skin that had been shed. The employee told the boy he could have it if he wanted it...which much to my chagrin he did. The boy has been talking non stop about corn snakes lately. I don't know where he got his information, but he says "Corn snakes are soft and they tickle you and they want to climb all over you. Mean snakes want to eat you. "

Bird boy

The boy LOVES to feed the birds at the Woodland Park Zoo. He always manages to get a bird or two to come rest on his food stick. I have several pictures just like this one over the past few years. It's a joy to see his face light up when a bird comes to him.

Furry faced friends

Our town has a game farm, where you can go drive through several acres, feeding bread to the animals that come up to the car. They stick their heads right in and visit. We saw llamas, yaks, zebras, buffalo, elk, reindeer, goats, horses, peacocks, rhinos, bears, and all sorts of birds. They also have tigers, lions, wolves, cougars and other big cats in cages. It is a lot of fun and always an adventure. A buffalo licked my hand and sneezed all over us. Yuck!

Unexpected Visitor

This little guy came a-crowing this morning in the field behind our house. I don't know where he came from, or where he went after he had his little visit, but he was fun for the kids to look at.

My little animals

Have you ever watched Animal Planet? Most species have this in common...their young climb all over Daddy. My kids are no exception. The boy's favorite thing to do is wrestle and climb and jump and beat on Daddy. Baby girl is not quite to that point yet, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

Just another day in paradise!

I love the great outdoors. I love the wildlife, the plants, the blue sky. I love where I live. I can not say it enough times, I LOVE the Pacific Northwest.

Animal Lover

My little guy loves animals of all sizes. He went with me visiting teaching and the kids there (all 7 of them!) just adore him. They were letting him hold their pets which included this little albino mouse. He thought it was the coolest thing. He wants a pet very badly, but until he can actually take care of it, he is sadly out of luck!

Close encounters of the "furred" kind!

Our town has an animal park where llamas, yaks, zebras, elk, bison and other animals will walk right up to your car and stick their head in to get slices of bread. We have gone twice now and the boy LOVES it. He was petting the yaks and llamas. He loved seeing the bears perform for their bread (the bears are behind electric fences, you have to throw the bread to them.) It was really fun, and a GORGEOUS day for a trip through the farm!