Wildlife Park and Treasure Falls

Yesterday, we took our annual trip to the Wildlife Park in Pagosa. It was a gorgeous day (no rain!). Sadly, there were no horses to ride (they were all out on hunting trips) and Lil' Mama, the horse that Lainey rode last year, has since passed away. Lainey didn't seem too concerned about not being able to ride a horse so thankfully, it wasn't a big disappointment. We got to see all of the other animals, however (well, the ones who wanted to see us, that is) and the kids had fun. I didn't get a ton of pictures because most of my time was spent making sure that Walker didn't feed his fingers to the animals. Especially the ones with "unpredictable dispositions."

Walker loved chasing the ducks.

Typical Walker these days...he's throwing a fit. He was so sad that he couldn't chase the ducks into the pond (and he would have).

Walker loved feeding the donkey - the same one the bit Lainey last year. She did not want to feed it this year. 

Mama Mountain Lion

getting a clearer view of us

Of all the animals, this cat was the most interesting to Walker. He chased it everywhere. Bears? Elk? Wolves? No, thanks. He'll just follow this house cat around.

The cat is in the tree. Walker is figuring out a way to get up there.

These little goats were feisty.

Lainey fed them a little bit, but was quick to back off if they became too eager.

After the Wildlife Park, we took the kids on a mini-hike up to Treasure Falls. 

Lightning McQueen came with us. These days, Walker almost always has a little car in his hand.

This picture cracks me up. My two friends did NOT want to take a picture!

This was Walker the whole way down. Walk, run, stumble, fall, cry, get rocks and dirt on his hands, cry again, get up, and...repeat. He didn't want to be held, though, or if he did, it was only for two seconds. There were switchbacks on the hike, so we had to really make sure that Walker didn't take a giant tumble off the side (hence Ben running behind him and, well, as for me...it seems as though I was a bit more concerned about getting a picture than protecting him from getting hurt here...not one of my better decisions). At one point we had to save Lightning McQueen after he was accidentally thrown down the hill. We may wait another year or two before taking Walker on this hike again. He was wild.

Here is Mr. Blue Lips. He gets SO blue when he's cold. It's hard to see, but his entire mouth area is a purplish-bluish color! Poor kiddo! :(