Today we went to the Lazy 5 Ranch that is near Charlotte. Let's just say that the high for the day was going to be 97 and humid. Maybe not the best day to be outside, but we got here at 9:00 and we were gone by 11:30 so not as bad.
This was another playgroup adventure. We reserved and entire wagon and got to ride around and feed the animals. It was so nice to have everyone on the same wagon. During the ride, I had to feed Jackson because of the 1 1/2 hour drive to get here, so while we were bumping down the dirt path, I was nursing Jackson (let me just say, I was dripping in sweat too!) It was nice that my friends could help Peyton while I was feeding Jackson.
Each one of the kids had a bucket of grain and the driver told us which animals would eat out of our hands and which ones we should throw the grain on the ground for and which would eat out of the bucket. Basically, the birds would eat out of the bucket (emu and ostrich) because their pecks would hurt your hands. The big animals would also eat out of the bucket (yak, giraffe) The deer, goats, sheep and antelope would all eat out of your hand. You had to be careful because the animals would try to steal things off of the wagon, like purses and bags and if you left you bucket on the bench, they would take it! It was funny. They also had water buffalo which you could drop food into their mouths. They had a rhino, but it didn't eat grain, but we could get real close to its enclosure.
Here we are on the wagon. Jackson had just finished eating and was looking very content!
The giraffe we were feeding. This is not zoomed in. We were this close!
Here is my friend Shanna holding Peyton up so he could feed the giraffe. I don't think Peyton really knew what to think about the giraffe.
Isaac, Peyton, and Genevieve.
This was another playgroup adventure. We reserved and entire wagon and got to ride around and feed the animals. It was so nice to have everyone on the same wagon. During the ride, I had to feed Jackson because of the 1 1/2 hour drive to get here, so while we were bumping down the dirt path, I was nursing Jackson (let me just say, I was dripping in sweat too!) It was nice that my friends could help Peyton while I was feeding Jackson.
Each one of the kids had a bucket of grain and the driver told us which animals would eat out of our hands and which ones we should throw the grain on the ground for and which would eat out of the bucket. Basically, the birds would eat out of the bucket (emu and ostrich) because their pecks would hurt your hands. The big animals would also eat out of the bucket (yak, giraffe) The deer, goats, sheep and antelope would all eat out of your hand. You had to be careful because the animals would try to steal things off of the wagon, like purses and bags and if you left you bucket on the bench, they would take it! It was funny. They also had water buffalo which you could drop food into their mouths. They had a rhino, but it didn't eat grain, but we could get real close to its enclosure.
Here we are on the wagon. Jackson had just finished eating and was looking very content!
The giraffe we were feeding. This is not zoomed in. We were this close!
Here is my friend Shanna holding Peyton up so he could feed the giraffe. I don't think Peyton really knew what to think about the giraffe.
Isaac, Peyton, and Genevieve.
On the way home we stopped off at chick-fil-a for lunch and Peyton got this cute hat.
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