on Wednesday, my oldest son’s class went on a field trip to the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center and Dinosaur Valley State Park.

it was like being on a totally different continent for the day!  we got to see lots of animals and drive up to the top of a mountain, and even see some dinosaur tracks!  everyone had a really good time, we learned a lot about the animals and the dinosaurs, and there were even a few pretty funny moments!!  i’ll let the pictures speak for themselves:

[ an ostrich. she walked right up to the car and tried to bonk Brodyn to get some food.  he squealed like a girl.  it was pretty funny! ]

[ a lazy herd of Sable Antelope.  look at the beautiful view behind! ]

[ a White-tailed Deer. several members of my family would have been itching for their shotguns on this excursion. hey, Dad, see all you gotta do is talk nice and hold out some food and they just walk right up! ]

[ tossing a treat to a friendly Addax. ]

[ addax. ]

[ isn't he cute ?!?!! ]

[ European Red Deer. "oh, hello there!" ]

[ baby Aoudad - SOO CUTE! ]

[ pretty kitty. ]

[ zebra snuffle. ]

yes, it was really that close.

[ they were OVERLY FRIENDLY... ]

[ he decided to find out if the steering wheel was tasty... after she managed to shoo him away, he moved on to the window edge! lol! ]

[ just not shy at all. ]

[ there is only one word for this. ROFL. ]

[ o, hai! i notiss u haz fud. we can b frenz? ]

[ i mean, really. how often do you get to do THAT?? ]

[ these guys also decided to see if various parts of the car were something they might like to eat. ]

this place would make a great family afternoon excursion – although not free or even close to cheap at $22.95/adult and $16.95/kids 3-11 on weekends during the peak season, it is worth the money and the memories that will be made!  just be sure to buy food at the office before you head out!  visit their website for more information about tours, pricing, their animals and lots more:  Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas.

we really had a lot of fun and i would definitely take the rest of the family back sometime

well, thanks for stopping by!!  have a great rest of the weekend

PS – All photos were taken with my iPhone 4 – all photos attributed to Shaunna Farral (c) 2011

Tags: cool stuff, fossil rim, giraffes, glen rose, kids, ME!, photography, texas, wildlife center, zebras

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