Daddy took some time off work recently and we took some time off school (surprise, surprise). We used this time mostly to catch up on things that were falling apart around the house. However, we did spend one day together just having fun. First, we went to a close by drive thru Safari, Cherokee Trace. It mostly contains deer and cattle type wildlife, very few what most people would consider exotic. Still, it was often just jaw dropping to see these animals up close. I was surprised how hard it is to get good pictures because once the animals surround the car they are too close to snap shots of! Many would run to the car and simply beg. A few could care less that we were there. We never saw the kangaroos (which was disappointing). I was prepared to love the llamas (which we did of course). I was not prepared to fall in love with the bison. The pictures do not do them justice and I didn't get many of them because they surrounded the car and Cecil made us roll the windows up. They are amazingly cute! Their noses kind of stick up a little like a pug or pig and their eyes seem so sweet and innocent. Any way, Loved loved loved the bison!




After the Safari we went over to the Tiger Creek Refuge which some of you might have seen on Animal Planet's show Growing up Tiger. It is a small-ish place but they are trying so hard to love and care for these animals and are working on building larger habitats. The guide took the time to let us know about each cat, their special personality and how they came to be there. Even though we all know that these are savage beasts that can turn at the drop of a hat it still was hard not to see a little of our cat Snowy in them. This was Brandon's favorite stop of the day.




Well, I have more to post on recent events and activities but we're currently running behind on getting ready to head out to Awanas. So, I guess it'll have to wait until the next time I can steal a few minutes to myself to post.