Everyone was excited to get the chance to ride an elephant. We chose the perfect day to go because it was overcast and though it was still really hot it was at least not as boiling as it could've been. Nathan and I rode with the babies.
Cecily (our favorite babysitter), Kennedy, Natalie, and Aly rode the second elephant...
And Shayn and Ashley took Kohen with them. Their elephant had awesome looking tusks and used to have a career of some sort. Our elephant guy kept trying to explain to me by repeating "Hollywood, Hollywood."I just nod and smile.
Feeding a baby tiger was pretty cool. It was heavier than I would have guessed and his paw was as big as my face and you can see he put his paw in the crook of my arm to try and get at the bottle but his paw was so heavy I almost couldn't hold it. Crazy. But cool.
My sister Natalie immediately broke out in a rash after holding the tiger. Who knew you could be allergic to tigers? Sounds so much cooler than being allergic to cats.
We hiked up to the cleverly named "Waterfall #2" and the kids all eventually made it into the water with Nathan. They were wearing clothes and it was fun to see them hesitate and then go for it, not worrying about getting their clothes wet.
The funniest moment by far was when Nathan hiked back down out of the waterfall with Ander, whose regular diaper had now swollen beyond capacity. Nathan went to set him on his shoulders and Ander's diaper finally exploded off of him and dropped to the ground. So there Ander sat, with a naked tush on his dad's shoulders. It made for a great picture but you'll just have to trust me on that one.
Getting to ride on/hold/feed wild animals, truly made for a memorable day.
1 comment:
I notice you and the girls all have a firm grip on the tiger... Why is that?
-Justin
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