Wednesday, April 21, 2010

McClellands Critters...what a blast!

Nine of us packed up today and headed to McClellands Critters in Banks, Alabama. I had heard of this place before but for some reason had never made the trip. It's only a little over an hour from the house and after today we WILL be going back!

Here we are...
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Paid for our tickets, $8 for me and $6 for each of the girls. It was bright and sunny so we also picked up a couple of visors for the girls.

Orange for Miss Abigail
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And pink for EG
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Located on 70 wooded acres, this place has all kinds of critters!

This guy was a character
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I'm not really sure what the deal was here...somebody doesn't look happy
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These guys were too busy sleeping to entertain us...I thought they were sweet
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Mr Mike hand feeds the big cats
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And they like it
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One noisy cat
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Layla didn't care for the roaring
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But all in all fascinating to watch
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One of the best parts of the day was the reptiles...yup, the reptiles.

It all started off with this little guy
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Hands on
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and on
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and on
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Somebody decided reptiles were cool and grabbed a couple of them
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After talking EG out of the gators Mr Mike brought out a ball python

Where's it's head?
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See mom!
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Next came the corn snakes. EG LOVED them!
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Gimmie, gimmie!
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Soooo happy :)
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She did share with her sister...eventually
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Somehow Miss April got talked into holding this guy
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Which led to me holding him
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And of course Miss Megan wasn't getting off the hook!
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Abigail held him too
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And who looks most comfortable and at ease with a big snake around her neck? Um, yeah, EG.
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Ash thought we were all nuts
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Oh but they got bigger....and who was there wanting first hold? Yeah, EG.
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Look at her
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Then it was Abigail's turn. Seems EG was concerned it was going to land on her...
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Brave girl
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At the end of the tour Mr Mike asked the girls if they'd like to give Oreo, the calf, a bottle.

Of course they did!
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Uhhh, this calf is strong
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Really strong
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Stronger than I expected
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Hungry baby
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You would think we'd had a full day. We had seen, held and fed several animals. Then we looked up and here come the McClellands with "BooBoo"
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EG sprinted for them
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I really wanted to hold this little guy
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He nuzzled Abigail
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I think EG would have preferred another reptile
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Layla even gave him a hug
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OK, OK...enough of that!
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EG and L hanging out at the end of the day
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Preston did not want me to get this picture. Thank you, April for the help :)
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What a great day with some pretty terrific friends. Thanks guys!

3 comments:

Billie and Joe said...

LOVE the way you documented the outing. Looks like everyone had a great time. I can't wait until my little one is old enough to enjoy the zoo or one of the amusement parks around here like Sea World.

Meredith said...

holy moly, you guys are brave ladies! i would so not be into those snakes. fun! :)
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