Friday was so BEAUTIFUL that we decided it was the perfect day for a family roadtrip! Bit Bit is at such a fun age right now. She loves being outside and she LOVES animals...so I thought going to the Global Wildlife Center would be right up her alley. And she indeed had a blast...so did Larry and I! As soon as we arrived at the Center, we were greeted by Skippy, a precious one year old kangaroo. Apparently something happened to Skippy's mother. One day, they found Skippy wounded and close to death on the grounds of the center. So he was basically adopted by a woman that works at the wildlife center. She fed him bottles as a baby and nursed him back to health. As a result, he is wonderful around children and adults. He will eat directly out of your hand and let you pet him. It was so cool and Mary Lindsey LOVED him! She would say "come here Skippy!" In the picture above you can see her trying to hop and stand like Skippy. She thought he was so "cute" and "funny". Those were her words to describe Skippy.

Here is a picture of Larry feeding him some Gardetto's Snack Mix. I thought it was hilarious that is what Skippy was eating for morning snack.

Petting Skippy with Daddy.

Now we loaded the wagons and we took a ride through the 900 acres of open land. It was really cool! There were over 4,000 animals on the property. They come up and eat from your hand and are close enough for you to touch. Bit Bit was not interested in touching though. She just wanted to look. She loved the Zebras!

All sorts of deer, bison, elands...and I am not quite sure what else! It was crazy!

I don't know if this was some sort of cow or bull or what this was. Mary Lindsey just kept saying "look at tongue!" She said "yuck!" "Go away cow!" But then she laughed. I think she was overwhelmed they were so close.

Here is baby Luke hanging out with mommy. He enjoyed being outside too! The wagon ride put him right to sleep!

I think this picture is crazy. So many animals!