Peace, Love & The Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch

This morning I thought we were going to stay around the lodge and go swimming and maybe fishing or for a hike but Mommy and Daddy had something else up their sleeve - the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch. Mommy and Daddy said that they had vacationed in San Antonio before and had visited the Natural Bridge Caverns but hadn't had the time to visit the wildlife ranch which is right next door. They thought that I needed to be a little bigger to take a shot at the mile and a half walk you do in the caverns but figured that the wildlife ranch would be right up my alley.

Daddy and I started the morning by feeding the deer some feed (don't worry we weren't feeding them tostito's, just using the bag to carry the feed from the 50 lb bag we bought).

After feeding the deer we headed of to the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, and African Safari Texas style (Mommy said it was a way larger scale of the YO Ranch safari).

Since you drive your own vehicle through the safari, Mommy and Daddy took me out of my carseat so I could throw feed to the animals.

Me looking out the back window at the longhorns & watusi which were walking by.

A young aoudad (goat) in a tree, I watched him jump up there from the ground!

Part of the way through the safari I crawled up front and sat on the armrest next to Daddy.

There were tons of babies out with their mommies - this wildebeast looked like she had had a pair of twins, neither one ever left her side!

About halfway through the safari I decided I wanted to give driving a try. Daddy controled the speed and kept his hands near the wheel but he actually let me steer!

A herd of scimitar horned oryx that we found.

Me looking out the window watching all the animals.

A mommy & baby blesbok.

Me leaning back to get a better view of the two white rhinocerous in thier pens.

A male ostrich with a herd of llamas behind him (if it looks like he's headed toward our truck, he was, he came and pecked at Daddy's window five or six times).

After we finished our safari, Mommy & I headed to find the gift shop because it housed the bathrooms!

Me, Daddy and a giraffe (Mommy & Daddy were amazed when we drove up to pay for our entrance into the ranch and I looked through the windshield and said 'giraffe').

Me and the goats at the petting zoo.

My first icee.

Me feeding a buck out of my bucket.

Me going back to Mommy & Daddy after chasing the ducks.

The deer got a little impatient while waiting for me to throw the feed out and decided to just go into the bag and get it herself.

Distracted by food this female deer let me pet her repeatedly.

Today was incredible! I got to see so many different types of animals right outside the window of our truck! If you are ever around the New Braunfels area I highly recommend that you stop by and visit the wildlife ranch, its awesome! I can't wait until we can go back, hopefully I'll be big enough that we can visit the Natural Bridge Caverns too!

Peace, love & the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch,
Bailey

Peace, Love & SeaWorld

Today started off like any other day of vacation with the feeding of the deer but quickly changed as I found out what was in store. Today would be my first visit to SeaWorld San Antonio! I was so excited to see all of the fish, whales, dolphins, horses and all other animals that Mommy & Daddy showed me pictures of, that I didn't even want to stay and watch the deer eat.

Aunt Gail would be proud, instead of feeding the deer corn all the time Mommy & Daddy bought a bag of feed at a local store. This was the first time that we had tried the feed and I think that they liked it!

The mosaic at the entrance to SeaWorld showing the killer whale, Shamu, that I would get to see later in the day.

Me & Daddy getting up close and personal with a dolphin, if my arms were a little longer I could have petted him!

Me looking at all of the fish in the aquarium at the entrance to the Coral Reef exhibit.

I could of sat here all day watching the fishys swim round and round.

Me clapping for the beginning of the Shamu show, Believe!

Shamu jumping out of the water with one of the trainers on his nose, how cool is that!

Me blowing Shamu kisses.

Me feeding the statues of the killer whales a piece of my granola bar, I also shared my raisins!

Me, Daddy & my stuffed Shamu checking out the penguin exhibit.

After the penguin exhibit we headed to see the Lorakeets and the Seal & Sea Lion exhibit but I fell asleep on the way over there, guess I'll just have to catch them next time!

Me picking through the box of trail mix to find the chocolate pieces.

I had a really great time at Sea World and I can't wait to go back again soon (maybe when its a little cooler or I'm big enough to play in the water park). It was really neat to see all of the different types of animals that can be found on Earth. Mommy and Daddy said that their is another place where you can see all sorts of animals called a zoo (for animals) and an aquarium (for fishys). Maybe I'll get a chance to visit one of those later this summer!

Peace, love & SeaWorld,
Bailey

Peace, Love & New Braunfels

This morning begun our exploration of the towns around Canyon Lake. Up until this point we have stayed pretty close to home but today we ventured out to explore some of the sights of New Braunfels and see what all the town has to offer.

We started off the morning by inventing a new game that Daddy and I call "fishing for Bailey's", if you watch the video you'll understand why! Then, before we could leave for the Children's Museum, we had to feed our friends the deer some corn. We spent a couple of hours at the Children's Museum and then headed to Landa Park to eat the lunch we packed and ride the mini train that runs through the park. From there we headed back to Canyon Lake to investigate the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country. Not only did they have some really cool dinosaur tracks but they also had a room dedicated to the building of Canyon Dam, which was really interesting to Daddy, and another room that was all about the settlers and Native Americans, which Mommy & I really liked. After the Heritage Museum, we headed to a feed store to get something other than corn to feed the deer (its like chocolate for humans, tastes good but not much nutrition) and then Mommy, Daddy and I decided to go for a swim in Canyon Lake.

Fishing for Bailey's... our new game.

A really cute baby deer that came down with his mommy when she came to get something to eat. He was really little and wouldn't let me get very close to him.

Daddy feeding two bucks (male deer) out of one hand!

A buck eating out of my bucket while I reached to get more out of Daddy's bucket.

Me exploring the cabinets in our kitchen at the lodge.

Me & Daddy outside the Children's Musuem in New Braunfels.

Me driving the ambulance while Daddy rides shotgun.

Me checking Daddy out at the grocery store.

Me filling my basket with all the fruits & vegetables I could find.

Daddy & I exploring the water exhibit.

Me playing at the train exhibit.

Me pretending to be a bank teller.

Me test driving a kayak.

The engine of the mini train at Landa Park.

Me pointing to the water in the pool and asking if we could go fishing there.

Me enjoying the train ride through the park.

Me & Mommy on our train ride.

Daddy & I enjoying our post-train ride ice cream sandwich.

Acrocanthosaurus tracks (think of a T-Rex type carnivore).

Me listening to our guide, Toni, and looking at all the dinosaur tracks.

Iquanodon tracks (great big herbivore).

Some more Acrocanthosaurus tracks that have been colored in using a paste of charcoal and water (they are testing it to make sure it doesn't degrade the tracks).

After our swim I wanted to put on my hula skirt that came with one of my bathing suits and figured that since I was dressed, I would demonstrate my best hula dance. I think that I may need to get some lessons for Aunt Jocelin & McKenzie!

Daddy's use for a hula skirt.

I hope that you are enjoying my quick rehash of the days events as much as I enjoyed making the memories themselves. If you would like to visit any of the places I've mentioned just drop me a note and I'll make sure my Daddy gets you good directions!

Peace, love & New Braunfels,
Bailey