After dropping Spence, Cam, and friends off at EFY on Monday, Ellie and I were faced with a decision. Turn right back around and go straight home. Or find something fun to do before embarking on the nearly 3-hour drive.
And it didn't take too much persuasion on Ellie's part, for us to opt for a little fun first....
by going on our very first drive through safari (this picture is of the car in front of us)....
where we got up close and personal with the animals....
fed them buckets of food...
or in some cases, the whole bucket...
we rolled up the window when certain scarier animals came near (anything big that had horns or antlers)....
We laughed at how they begged for food....
Or just seemed a little curious...
We got excited when our favorite animals came....
and commented to each other how cute some of them were...
especially the babies...
We did a fair amount of screaming (like when the ostrich, instead of going after the food, started pecking at the car and then my hand, startling me into throwing the entire bucket over my shoulder, scattering little pellets of grain all over our freshly vacuumed car)....
but mostly it was a whole lot of giggling (from the young and the old in the car)...
We made the loop twice, laughing the whole way, and Ellie proclaimed it her best Mommy-daughter date ever....
And I couldn't have agreed more. :)
And it didn't take too much persuasion on Ellie's part, for us to opt for a little fun first....
where we got up close and personal with the animals....
We petted their soft fur....
fed them buckets of food...
or in some cases, the whole bucket...
we rolled up the window when certain scarier animals came near (anything big that had horns or antlers)....
We laughed at how they begged for food....
Or just seemed a little curious...
We got excited when our favorite animals came....
and commented to each other how cute some of them were...
We did a fair amount of screaming (like when the ostrich, instead of going after the food, started pecking at the car and then my hand, startling me into throwing the entire bucket over my shoulder, scattering little pellets of grain all over our freshly vacuumed car)....
We made the loop twice, laughing the whole way, and Ellie proclaimed it her best Mommy-daughter date ever....
And I couldn't have agreed more. :)
I can practically hear her giggles from those pictures. Looks like a great time!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lot of fun. A little too close for comfort some of them. So glad you had fun
ReplyDeleteWhat fun for you and Ellie! Especially love the very last picture of Ellie. Ever seen a bigger grin?
ReplyDeleteI don't know how I missed this post. Looks like a lot of fun! I'm glad you and Ellie had a good time!
ReplyDeleteThat safari park looks awwwwesome! I love all of the photos!
ReplyDeleteYay for you for doing this. I find that I have to concentrate on doing these fun things for the little kids, because I have done most of them a thousand times with the older kids (and it doesn't help that the older ones are telling you that they don't want to go.)
ReplyDeleteWhat a special day for the both of you.
All my kids now want to come to Virgina!
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