Deer Farm Trip

A few weeks ago, we got to go to the Grand Canyon Deer Farm with Will's father. We went once last year and had a good time, so Faith was really excited to go again. We were about the only people there when we arrived. The deer actually roam free so you can walk with them, pet them, and feed them. This also meant that we got mobbed by a at least a dozen deer looking for food when we walked through the gate. It was hilarious and a little yucky because of their dirty little noses. I nearly got knocked over and Faith disappeared in a sea of fur. We followed her giggles to swoop her up and then Will lured most of the deer away with a cup of food so we had some breathing room.

As we walked through the farm we were continually followed by at least a couple deer. Faith loved this because they let her pet them, hug them, and generally hang all over them since they were only concerned with sagging another handful of food. What was really neat was that there were many other animals besides the deer. We saw a camel, a pot-belly pig, miniature ponies, some yaks, miniature donkeys, and even a talking parrot. Faith spent a good long while talking to Mozart the parrot. They said "hello" back in forth a couple dozen times. They discussed how he was a pretty bird and Faith expressed regret that she had no cracker every time Mozart said, "Polly wanna cracker". It was quite entertaining. After we pet every deer and greeted every other animal, we were ready to leave. We did stop to do a little playing in the snow. It was clear that we needed to make some time for this after Faith plopped down to make a snow angel in the not quite so white snow at the deer farm. A good time was had by all and we headed home, thoroughly exhausted. Thanks Pappy!