Tuesday

The Giraffe Whisperer

During Spring Break the grandparents took the boys away on a mini vacay to Joshua Tree to hike and to do "manly" things. That meant that Beach Bunny got spoiled with two-on-one attention for a few days. We took her to the Santa Barbara Zoo, which is one of my favorite places- and it's right next to the beach. It was such a beautiful day!
One of my favorite memories from the day was laughing at Bunny when she was completely and totally convinced that a black drainage pipe near the elephant exhibit was a giant snake that was going to bite her leg. There was no convincing her otherwise. Another one of my favorite memories was having a giraffe eat right out of my hand! I used my mad giraffe-calling skills, and over he came! Its long, purple tongue felt like sand paper. It was so cool! I totally want a giraffe now. I wonder if our home owner's association would notice?

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21 comments:

Jaimee said...

Oh so cute!!!! I always love to come to your blog to see the creative things you do with your pictures. Fun, fun!!! You guys look relaxed and happy. Love that.

Our Family of 5 said...

Your blog rocks girl. I love all the zoo pictures!! So cute!!

Mama Bunny said...

Love the elephants booty at the end. Nice touch P.P :)

Oh and Bella, Mom, and even Dad, gorgeous as ever!

Vanessa said...

I always said if I could own an exotic animal that it would be a giraffe!!
Love the photos!

Sarah said...

OK... seriously? Cut out the over the top CUTE pictures! How much fun can one family have! LOL!

That giraffe experience was amazing!

Love the ending!!!

Laurie said...

OMG I would love to feed a giraffe! Looks like you guys had a great time!

Anonymous said...

I love the zoo!!! your pics are sooooooooooooo good! Can i borrow you for when we go? LOL

Baby girl is sweet and cute as ALWAYS!

hugs,leslie

Beki - TheRustedChain said...

These are so cool!

You have a beautiful family.

That last picture made me snort. Too funny!! ;-)

David and Marianne said...

Love that you got some special time with your bunny : ) I long for those one on one times with each of my kids. Good for you for making it extra special!

Arena Mom said...

She is so darn cute in pigtails! Love the ending picture :)

Heidi said...

I love it! Great pictures, we are going to the Santa Barbara zoo next week, I can't wait.

Anonymous said...

OMG!!!! Love the pictures and of course you ended the post perfectly! lol
You really take great pictures!!!

Joanna said...

Wow! That elephant butt is totally hot! :)

Stacy, surprisingly enough, I too would love to own a giraffe. I just think they are so adorable and their long tongues seriously crack me up. I don't think your neighbors would mind. You should go for it! HA HA!

Aileen said...

I LOVE the zoo! My niece fed a giraffe here at our zoo one day. She said it's tongue felt like a sausage! Your daughter is adorable as always and I'm cracking up at the elephant picture.

The gFamily said...

Your blog has turned into a scrapbook! I love it! The zoo looks so fun, and I love that you got to have one on one time with your girlie!!

Who knew that you had a way with giraffes?!! :)

Susie said...

I sooooo love your sense of humor and great photo skills. Being that I am a visual learner, I would love a lesson photoshop. I just cant stand to sift through a book. Your blog always makes me smile Stacey as does your sweet family. Hugs, Susie

Hannah said...

So fun! I love the elephant butt at the end...it makes me feel a little better about mine :)

Tim said...

Now that is AWESOME!! I know she loved it and I enjoyed just watching it. Great pics and super video.

Love and Prayers,

Tim

Always a Southern Girl said...

Looks like ya'll had a really fun time. Love the pics!

Together We Save said...

Your blog is so creative. I love it. Your family is beautiful.

Courtney said...

Loving your blog. All your pictures are fabulous !!!!!!! So creative. Ok, I need to know where you got the pink tutu. All the tutus are so expensive, the cheaper ones are not very full. I love this one. It is perfect.