2nd Birthday PARTY!!!!

I couldn't let my Little Buckaroo's second birthday go buy without a party. Well, for a moment there, I have to admit I thought about not having a party because of all the stress but when I received a daily deal email from the Wildlife Learning Center in Sylmar, I was sold. So, the party was on. Plus Little Buckaroo was moving on to a new Preschool so it was also a farewell party of sorts. My Little Buckaroo has been going to the Devonshire School since he was 3 months old and it had been his second home. We will dearly miss the staff there, especially Mrs.Ana.

Mrs. Ana giving Mikey a birthday present and card.

As I looked through the Wildlife Learning Centers website it was very difficult to pick one party option, if I could afford it I would have picked them all. Most boys love creepy crawlers but what kid doesn't want a monkey at their party? So...I picked them both. I was so excited and couldn't wait for the party day. The Wildlife Learning Center was bringing the mini zoo to us, how cool is that? I had planned on it being a small party with the kids in his 18 month - 2 year class along with a few kids that had recently moved to the Preschool side. I put together 16 party goody bags, thinking that was more than enough.

I scheduled Little Buckaroo's party for a day before his birthday, which was his last day at the School, and the weather was sunny and warm. I arrived just as the Wildlife Biologist drove up in the van and I began to tell her where to set up when the school's owner told us that the plans had changed. Okay, no biggie, I can usually go with the flow but then the owner told me that she had invited the entire Preschool. "Say what?" Now instead of a managable small party of about 10 kids, it was a now a large party of about 40 rugrats. Now...I started to stress a little. Thank goodness the Wildlife Biologist seemed fine with the changes cause what was I suppose to do tell all the rugrats "No", yeah right.

Well, the show must go on...and it did.

Me and Zoo Keeper Mikey

 

 My Little Buckaroo was able to get his time with all the cool creepy critters...Sand Boa, African Tortoise, American Alligator, Monitor Lizard, Blue-Tongue Skink, Bearded Dragon, Gecko, Kingsnake, Legless Lizard, Rose-haired Tarantula, Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, Walking Stick, African Bullfrog, Tiger Salamander and an adorable Squirrel Monkey.

 Up close experince.

Mikey was fearless.

Bella the Squirell monkey.

Everyone had a great time and really enjoyed the Wildlife Learning Center Show. Time to start planing next years birthday adventure.