Day 24-Global Wildlife

Jon woke up nice and gently.  Wylie came in soon as she saw the door open to let me know she slept all night by her big girl self & she's going to do it all the nights...we'll see :-)  I was greeted by Cade at the table.  He was on plate #3 of  Dutch baby with blueberries, bananas and yogurt.  I am not looking forward to  his teenage years.  We all go dressed and back in the car to Global Wildlife (camels, giraffes, deer, etc.) to feed some animals.  Along the way I talked to Grandma Miller and her double mastectomy was a success and she feels great.  I also got a text from Aunt Nancy saying that Uncle David will need to see a hand surgeon for his thumb and will have weekly check-ups until then.  We drove 20 miles on a bridge over Lake Pontrachain-ENORMOUS! 

Cade's eyes lit up as soon as we drove through the gates at Global Wildlife.  He was pointing all over the place and jabbering up a storm.  It was a great experience all around.  We rode on a wagon pulled by a tractor, which would have been enough, but we also got to feed the animals as they came up to the wagon.  There were many types of deer, rhea birds (like a small ostrich), bison, zebras, camels, a Texas Longhorn and other cattle, and Cape Elem (like big, strong cattle).  Some of the animals ate out of our cups and some off the ground.  Wylie didn't much like feeding directly out of the cup like Cade did, but she did like sprinkling it on the ground and watching them eat beneath us.  The adults were disappointed that we couldn't see the giraffes up close and feed them out of our hand because one was in labor, but the kids could have cared less.  All 4 kids were fast asleep within 5 minutes of being in the car.  We stopped at Popeye's and New Orleans Original Daiquiri to take home for lunch.  Cade and I took a nice long nap, then we all just had some good hang out time in the afternoon.  There was a quick little birthday party for the big kids.  Cade was in heaven with a Cars book and toy guitar from Aunt Jaimie and Uncle Jeremy.  Then we decided to do a clean out the fridge night for dinner.  It was bath and bed time for the kids.  It was a very rough night for Cade, but Wylie went down easily after causing distress with her Dad for a while.

Keeping our finger crossed for the giraffe to have a healthy baby and easy delivery!