Gatorland

First things first, here are the new washer and dryer looking mighty fine in the laundry room. I'm so glad that we went with the red really like the way it looks and they work great.


Now onto today. We had a family trip to Gatorland even Chris joined us. Started with breakfast at Panera which we all enjoyed.

As you can see I didn't have the tripod for this shot and the stroller wasn't cooperating but at least I got the picture with all of us.


Then we found out they have this great setup inside and how can you pass up a shot like this?


Then we did all of our normal pictures that we have been doing for years, just keep adding different people.




We weren't to sure what we see today but we certainly weren't disappointed. First we saw the white alligators that are visiting from Louisiana. We first saw them when we were living in Pensacola (visited the Zoo in New Orleans) so I'm guessing 92 - 93 time frame and of course they have gotten much larger. It was hard to get a picture of them because they were behind glass and there was a lot of reflection but I'm sure you get the idea. Just so you know they are white alligators and not albino.

Caught this guy scratching an itch. The alligators weren't very active today, most were just looking for a sunny spot to get warm, we were in the 40's this morning so I'm sure they weren't liking that.

The breeding marsh is starting to fill up with the birds that come every year to nest. This egret was putting on a show trying to attract a mate. There were a few finished nests but most were just starting to be built. We will be going back in April to see all the babies, one of my favorite times at Gatorland.




Riley got to go to the playground and run wild, one of his favorite things to do.

When we got back over by the entrance couldn't believe how many people were in the park, haven't seen it this crowded in a while, glad we were on our way out. When we walked out to the parking lot there was a very long line to purchase tickets and people were just driving around the parking lot because there were no open parking slots. They were glad to see us coming and freeing up three spaces.

Dan and I stopped by BJ's on the way home and that was about it for us.