Sunday Snapshot {safari dad}

"Hoppy Fosser's Day, Daddy!" were the first words Christopher heard from his little girl this morning. So sweet!  Since the weather was cool and dry, we headed up to Halifax, PA to the Lake Tobias Wildlife Park for a safari and some fun.

One of the friendly llama's that come right up to the safari bus to be hand fed by the "tourists!"  They love the attention and they have the sweetest faces.

We loved watching these very graceful creatures run!

Lots of these little babies running around. Many mama's were still sitting in their nests, on their eggs waiting for their little ones to hatch.

Coming up on a herd basking in the warm sun and cool breeze.

These stunning little creatures are all growing new antlers for the season, which makes them very hungry.  They also come right up to the safari bus for a hand fed snack.

Growing new antlers every year is hard work.  You can see just how velvety soft these antlers are early in the season.

Mama and baby.  And a view of another safari bus in the background.  Mama wouldn't come to either bus for a snack.  She won't stray too far from baby just yet.

A baby born just the day before, laying in the grass near its mama.

This big fella wouldn't leave our safari guide, Rick, alone.  He just wanted to be scratched and petted.  Cadie got a kick out of the fact that many of the big animals will just climb up the steps of the bus. She wasn't the least bit afraid, the bigger the animal, the better! 

What a sweet face!

A Texas Longhorn in the background, but Cadie is looking at and trying to feed a big Watusi that is right along side the bus.

Being able to touch many of the animals is what's so fun about Lake Tobias.  The guides work very hard at educating the public about the animals' natural habitat and conservation.  It is well worth the trip.

This little guy was very charming and happy to have an entire watermelon to himself!

Watching a baboon peel a banana...they peel from the bottom up!

Feeding a baby goat.

"Can we take one home, Mama?" 

Cadie loved this little guy and immediately wanted to ride him! 

Watching the camel.

I'm quite certain she's thinking about how to get that baby goat home, because right after I took this, she asked me again if we can take one home!

Baby goats mama would miss him for sure!