On one of our last days in Kansas we went to the Tanganyika Wildlife Park. It is a fun experience because you get to pet and even walk around in the pins of most of the animals.
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Jimmy's brother Jon went with us and so did his Grandparents!
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Jonah and Silas got to feed lettuce to rabbits and turtles.
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They enjoyed feeding the goats. I was really surprised at how comfortable they are with the animals. They are very gentle with them (Jonah and Silas are gentle). I think we have Lucha and Atzi to thank for that!
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The animals aren't always gentle when their is food involved. I think Jonah got nibbled on!
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We had fish food...
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but I think most of it was eaten by the ducks.
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We walked around with the lemurs...
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and the kangaroos. I think this is what Silas would look like if he was a kangaroo!
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We stopped and played a while!
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Our last stop was the birds. Jimmy hates birds... he doesn't trust them. This was a result of a dare:
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Silas did NOT like those birds landing on his daddy. He was very worried about him. (I think he could sense the fear!)
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We had a wonderful time and I would highly recommend this place if you are ever in the area.
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{My favorite photo of the day}
Please lift up my extended family in your prayers. My cousin past away Wednesday night. He had a very rare form of cancer. He was one year older than me. I really looked up to him growing up. I loved the way he treated my Grandma. He was the most adventurous person I knew. I am so thankful to be a part of a family who would look to God during something so painful as this. Please keep them in your prayers. I love them so much. Thinking about my cousin and who he was makes me want to not waste a minute, I don't think he ever did.
That's a sweet wagon and the park looks really fun!
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