Friday, September 4, 2009

It's a jungle out there!

So we decided to brave a little piece of Virginia wilderness known as the Wild Safari on Monday...it was an absolute riot!!! I was in tears (from laughing so hard) from the moment we arrived 'til the moment of departure. What a blast! I don't think this little clip can do justice to the "wild animals" we encountered, but hopefully you'll get a small taste of our experience. Enjoy!

**Please note that I had a terrible cold, hence the raspy voice.**

You can't see the part where the animal (I'm not sure which one) bellies up to the trough and trys to yank the bucket right out of my hands!!! Then, I'm not positive, but I swear I saw him lick his chops at me, which is why I decided to save my own neck and toss the bucket out the window. Poor Claire. She was such a good sport.

The next clip gives you a feel for how clever and sneaky the animals were...you snooze, you lose!

You can't really hear Nate's scream, but scream he did when he was caught off guard by those terrible "raptor" birds. I'm not sure what their real names are, but they seemed like the sort of bird that might have been used in the filming of Jurassic Park. Sneaky little things.

It was such a great trip! We'll post our apple orchard trip pics soon.

10 comments:

Al said...

That was hilarious. Don't feel bad Nate, those raptors would have made anyone scream.

Betsy said...

I can now see why Claire was terrified. That must have been quite the experience, I am glad you made it out alive :)

Leeah said...

Seth and I were both laughing so hard. I may have even shed a few tears. I kept waiting for one of those birds to start pecking the window.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the laugh!! That was really funny!!! Hope all is well. I don't know if Hillory reads this but if not Tell her hi for me.
Carly

Natalie said...

Oh my that was so funny. Nate all this time I thought you were the tough one. . . now I know. Hill your laugh was unbelieavable from start to finish. I loved it. Miss you guys

Rebecca said...

Oh goodness! This brings back some great memories! We love that place too!

Rebecca said...

Those clips are so great! Just hearing you laugh makes me smile so big!

Lauren said...

So funny! We miss you. If you want to take a DC trip in the next few months, please come stay with us!

Lauren said...

My favorite line: "Well, we can't get out now..."

Emily said...

That is absolutely hilarious!! I was laughing so hard. I am so glad you had the video camera with you. That will go down in history I am sure. Your girls are beautiful!