Safari Park

We took Miles to Safari Park with Darrin's parents today. Safari Park is a drive thru zoo and also has a section that you can walk through. I had heard mixed reviews it, but everyone said it was worth the trip. We had a great time. There were only three other families there the entire two hours we were there. The animals were active and very close to you, as you will see from the pictures. For a child as young as Miles, it might actually have been better than a regular zoo. Sometimes those animals are so far away that he can't see them.

Clearly he had Granny & Pa's attention the entire day. This was on the drive there. Granny bought Miles tons of new books for the drive.

There were no shortage of emus. They were scary and we always rolled our windows up when we got near one, along with the ostriches. Darrin's dad was the only one brave enough to feed an emu...which he lived to regret. Miles didn't even like them pecking on the window for food.

Miles was obsessed with feeding the animals, but his version was throwing it out the window only after he dropped half of it in the car.


Just Miles & Mommy....and an emu...

This was a little creepy....the bull was rubbing his head on the passenger mirror. We finally drove off before he dented the car.

This guy wanted to ride with us. I finally had to push his head out of the window so we could move on.




Nice family pic in the middle of a toddler fit....

This giraffe was so pretty. Miles got nervous when it got too close and ended up throwing the carrot at him.

Miles has really gotten into Sesame Street lately...mostly Elmo, but Big Bird makes him happy too. He has never liked these little rides before, but he was very excited about this one...

A hug for Big Bird...


You are not supposed to get out of the car but this area seemed very safe. Miles loved the zebras...


What a fun day! We highly recommend Safari Park. We stopped at Pizza Hut on the way home. Then, we kept the party rolling with a round of disc golf. Darrin has been wanting me to play but it's hard b/c Miles can't go with us. So, Granny watched him while Darrin, his Dad, and I went to play. We met another friend and scrambled on teams of two. I have a lot of work to do before turning pro, but it was really fun. We came home and played out in the front yard with Miles for a while. Now, Darrin is running a fever (also ran one in the middle of the night last night but woke up fine) and I feel like I've been beaten. It has been an action packed day. One for the books...for sure.