Trip to the CA. Living Museum (CALM)

of Bakersfield

It had been too long since we had seen Ryan so we decided it was time to babysit for the day and then have dinner with Phil & Jenny.

Our adventure started out at Starbucks because Papa Don and grammy need their coffee before such a big adventure. Ryan had his Starbucks too (milk in a SB cup and a straw). Everyone was happy as we headed east of Bakersfield. There was much to look at as we went. There was road construction which provided Ryan with lots of construction vehicles to get excited about. Soon there were mountains to take in. How exciting that was. Finally we got to the zoo.

There were a lot of animals to see and not too many people so that worked out great. The first animals we saw were 2 skunks which had NOT been de-scented, so the ranger told us. We got close enough to tough but decided against that...you never know. (no pix of them)
All the animals had been rescued from the surrounding area which was pretty cool.

We saw a brown bear and a black one.

There were sheep & goats to pet. Ryan was especially interested in the sheep that was pooping.(no pix of that either) The sheep was very close to the fence and rear facing us....he thought it was so funny.

Oh the things that interests Ryan. For one, rocks, and how they feel under your feet.

The cement bear bench. He was actually afraid of it at first and was hiding behind me. He soon warmed up to the bear. "Hello bear, what's your name?"

Equipment truck...surprise surprise

I think he liked the ducks the best. He kept wanting to go back to see them. These deer were very friendly. He loved petting them.

No, he didn't pet the fox

It was past lunch time and we were all getting hungry. We asked Ryan where he wanted to go to lunch, Sonic or McD. Well he chose McD. After lunch and a nap at home I asked him to try on his Halloween costume. Well he couldn't have been happier to do that as you can see from his expression. The crocks had mickey cut outs. Too cute!!!

What a fun day for us all.
Thanks for a fun day Ryan (& Phil & Jenny too).