The Baker's: Sunday Safari

Sunday afternoon, Chip and I decided it would be a waste of the gorgeous day to not do something fun outside. So, in the car and down the interstate we went to Pine Mountain Wild Animal Safari. Saying that Karlee loved it is an understatement. She wanted to touch, feed, and talk to anything and everything that walked up to our car. She wasn't afraid of the slimy, slobbery mouths that kept sticking their heads in the car like I was!!

It took a minute to tell Karlee that the food she was feeding the animals was for them and not her. She thought "Animal gets a bite, Karlee gets a bite." We had to hide the cup of food and only give her pieces when the animals came to the car. There is no telling what was in those food chunks!

She loved riding in the front of the car and kept crawling between me and Chip whenever the animals came to both sides of the car. She especially loved helping daddy drive during the non-animal feast times! She hung her head out the window when we were driving screaming "animals animals". It was fun to tell her the names of the animals and have her repeat it back. Buffalo was my ultimate favorite of the day.

It was a great learning experience for Karlee and truly showed her love for the outdoors and animals. Actually getting to touch and feed them rather than seeing them in a cage was amazing to her. Her eyes were wide the entire day and full of excitement. Now, my car on the other hand, did not like the trip. There is so much animal slobber on the side windows you can hardly see out of them. A trip to the Goo Goo is in my future!

A little side note. Be careful if your back is turned to the window you are sitting beside. You may start to feel a little wet something in your ear!!

Chip feeding the giraffe