Kissed by a Camel

Yesterday was a very fun day.  We started the morning by working on some writing assignments the girls had and I must say they weren't easy.  They were at it for about five hours and I was helping them and doing my own work as well.  That part wasn't so fun, but it was productive which is always a good feeling.  Then, as a reward for our hard work, Kealia really wanted to go to a place called Bearizona.  It was a bit pricey and it is just getting started as a business.  They have the nicest employees with great friendly customer service.  They also have lots of bears...as you drive through the wildlife park.  It was ok.  Not really the greatest, though the girls and I were having the greatest time just enjoying ourselves and trying to find the animals.  After we left, we decided we would go to the Deer Farm Petting Zoo.  Now, only I wanted to go to this but I must say, I made a good call.  It was much more affordable than Bearizona and you could buy a huge bucket of food for the deer.  When you step outside on the path, the deer come running.  You feed the deer and walk around to see a pig, a camel, a bison, reindeer, miniature donkeys, a coatamundi, and more.  It's very fun and the animals are up close and all around you.  As we were leaving, the owner arrived and she's a very fun and enthusiastic lady.  We immediately liked her.  When she found out we were from Hawaii she insisted we kiss a camel.  Coming off of our missing Hoover dam experience, we all said "Yeah, we want to kiss a camel."  This meant putting a carrot in our mouth and letting the camel take it out of our mouth with hers.  Her name was Gracie (the camel).  So, that's what we did.  I'm sure in our entire lives we will probably never kiss a camel again.  I'm proud of my girls for doing it and me too.
As I planned this trip for eight years, I often would wonder if it was going to be like what I expected.  I would try to imagine it.  So far, it exceeds my expectations!