Family picture taken at Grant’s Farm
Photo © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.
Since the weather this past weekend was so absolutely amazing, we decided to get out to enjoy it as much as possible.
Saturday afternoon, we checked out another of Hazelwood’s many parks; this one was Howdershell Park, about five minutes away. We then decided to go see Grant’s Farm, but by the time we got there, it was just past closing time.
So Sunday afternoon, we decided to try again; this time getting there around 1:30, giving us plenty of time to look around.
The Grant’s Farm experience begins with a tram ride through the Deer Park. Of the myriad wildlife living in the Deer Park, we had the unusual pleasure of seeing the critically endangered, Chinese-origin Pere David Deer swimming in the creek over which the covered bridge traverses:
Pere David Deer swimming in the creek
Photo © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.
The tram drops off at the new Excursions building, entering into the main park. Since Lily is still too young to appreciate the more kid-friendly things such as feeding the goat kids, we decided just to wander around and see the various animals on display, such as the elephants and bald eagles:
Bald Eagle at Grant’s Farm
Photo © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.
We made a stop in the Bauernhof to get something to drink, and to heat up Lily’s bottle, and decided to see the upcoming Elephant Education Show. Unfortunately, Lily decided that she was getting hot and tired, and that she had just about had enough for the day (and was probably bothered by the more noisy crowds by the Elephant Amphitheater), so we decided to head toward the parking lot and the Label Stable, home of the famous Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales.
Clydesdales and foals at Grant’s Farm Label Stable.
Photo © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.
By the time we wandered through the stable and corrals and back to the parking lot and the car, Lily had fallen asleep. We carefully put her back into the car and made our way home, having very much enjoyed our first family outing to Grant’s Farm!
Comment on July 23, 2007 at 10 PM
Sounds like a fun time for the family!
Comment on July 24, 2007 at 10 AM
Honey, where did you get that picture of that cow? Oh, that was me! At least you can see my face, our poor Lily is almost invisible!
Comment on July 24, 2007 at 6 PM
Baby, don’t say that! You look wonderful! You’re my beautiful, adorable, sexy baby!