Gator Country

The boys love a show called Gator Boys. It is pretty funny because it is about a gator farm that rescues gators from lakes and swamps that are threatening to people. The guys dive right into the lakes and catch those gators like nothing. At night when I say "Nolan it is time for bed" he yells out " I just want to watch Gator Boys!!!" ha ha aha. Since Summer is coming to an end :( we decided to take a day off and head out to a gator farm in Beaumont so the boys could get their gator fix. They were so excited when we told them where we were going. It was a long ride but they did a great job. We got there just in time for the show that was about to start!!! We headed over to a picnic area where the lady started telling us all about alligators and even brought out her pet 4 year old alligator , Liliy. She brought here around and showed us her teeth, eyes, and how strong her jaw was. The boys were paying such great attention . During the show she also brought out a HUGE python. I guess Nolan thought he was for petting because he jumped up and ran at him ! I about had a heart attack while Kyle intercepted. Next she brought out a little crocodile to show the difference between the two. After she took us over to a huge pond to meet Al , the biggest gator in captivity. I am pretty sure she said he was almost 1,000 pounds! She got in there and started to hit a stick in the water to make him come over to her( The boys have now started to use this same thing in the pool when they are playing gator boys). Big Al came out of the water and he was HUGE! The boys were watching and thought it was so cool. She got on him and opened his big ol mouth so everyone could see those chompers. At the end of the show she told all the kids to line up and they could hold Lily. The boys were excited. Nolan went first and wanted to giggle and pet Lily rather than hold her. Nathan went next and scooped her up like he had done it a million times before. He was so happy and I think Nolan thought they were taking her home which made him very happy. :) After we went and saw the baby alligators inside. Nolan kept telling me how cute they were and that he wanted one. ummmmmm no. We got to eat lunch right in the middle of a room full of snakes and alligators!!! After we got some gator food and walked to the different ponds to feed them. This part freaked me out. It was crazy to see an empty pond all the sudden fill with the gators that had been sleeping at the bottom. We were on a wooden bridge and all I could think was what is some one falls through or jumps over!!!! Well luckily we all got out alive and the boys had such a great time! They are still loving gators till this day and even ask every time we pass a retention pond if there is a gator in it.