VACATION! ~ Day 1

John has every other Friday off ~and his Friday off just happened to land on last Friday, making Labor Day Weekend a 4 day weekend for him

SO

we took advantage of his time off and headed to northern Arizona for some cooler weather and some fun times.

We took a ton of pics so I'll post them by days. :)


First stop on Day 1 was the Williams Deer Farm, where you could hand feed deer and see quite a few other animals as well

a little marmoset


feeding the deer ~they're filthy little beggars! They've obviously been conditioned to surround humans carrying cups ~knowing their feed is in those cups!

let me just say these were not the most gentle and docile animals ~if you didn't feed them they'd nip at your shirt and pants! my shirt and pants were FILTHY with little deer mouth marks by the end of our time there!

Biruk was a bit scared and Andrew just wasn't all that interested in feeding the deer ~so it was up to me and the girls!

the 1 teeny fawn we saw...it was always boxed out by the adult deer and we could never get close enough to hand feed it~but it was still adorable.

the llamas

several reindeer were there!

wallabies

she's our animal girl!

the kids standing in front of the bison (1 is behind Elizabeth's head)

petting the goat

we finally got Biruk to pet 1 of the deer!

our little cabin ~small but quaint and cozy

the living room/kitchen ~our King bed served as the couch for watching the satellite TV. :)

the "boys' " room

the girls' room


Day 2 is coming next! Hiking and an old time photo. :)