Vet School Open House
I'm trying to catch up with the promised pictures, so this was back on March 29th (3 weekends ago - yikes).
Joe and I went to the vet school open house with Stephanie, Jada, Jenny, Sam, and two of Sam's grandparents. Jada and Sam are both between 1 and 2 years old. The open house is pretty cool, especially since it's all free! There were boy and girl scout troops from all over Texas visiting for the day. First we met a lot of different types of dogs, as well as some horses.
We went into a petting zoo that had goats, sheep, ducks, rabbits, a llama, a donkey, and a very soft wallaby. Jada kept trying to feed the animals, but didn't want to get too close to their mouths. We also saw Radar, the world's tallest living horse, but it was a little hard to see how big he was since he was not very close to the fence.
The kids were troopers, but Joe and I hung around a while longer after our friends had to leave. In search to find a friend of ours who was helping out, we went to the hands-on exhibits. One of the things to do was to take a carnation and stick it in liquid nitrogen (very, very cold). Then you take the flower out and crush the petals in your hand. All this in an effort to make science look cool. (This is Joe. My arms aren't that hairy, thank you very much.)
We also saw the exotic animal exhibit. I probably wouldn't do it again (mostly because of waiting in line for it for over an hour). The first animals were rabbits, followed by rats, hamsters and guinea pigs. So I was thinking "Exotics? Really? Where's that camel they had on the advertising poster?" They did end up having a bunch of lizards, snakes and turtles, which seem slightly more exotic to me. Joe and I got our picture taken with a giant snake. I think it was some sort of albino boa constrictor. What ever he / she was, he / she was strong and heavy! (Joe is holding the head.) Jada and Sam were much more fun to hold!
Joe and I went to the vet school open house with Stephanie, Jada, Jenny, Sam, and two of Sam's grandparents. Jada and Sam are both between 1 and 2 years old. The open house is pretty cool, especially since it's all free! There were boy and girl scout troops from all over Texas visiting for the day. First we met a lot of different types of dogs, as well as some horses.
Jada and a BIG dog.
A horse with it's bones painted on.
A horse with it's bones painted on.
We went into a petting zoo that had goats, sheep, ducks, rabbits, a llama, a donkey, and a very soft wallaby. Jada kept trying to feed the animals, but didn't want to get too close to their mouths. We also saw Radar, the world's tallest living horse, but it was a little hard to see how big he was since he was not very close to the fence.
Joe and I with Sam and Jada
The kids were troopers, but Joe and I hung around a while longer after our friends had to leave. In search to find a friend of ours who was helping out, we went to the hands-on exhibits. One of the things to do was to take a carnation and stick it in liquid nitrogen (very, very cold). Then you take the flower out and crush the petals in your hand. All this in an effort to make science look cool. (This is Joe. My arms aren't that hairy, thank you very much.)
We also saw the exotic animal exhibit. I probably wouldn't do it again (mostly because of waiting in line for it for over an hour). The first animals were rabbits, followed by rats, hamsters and guinea pigs. So I was thinking "Exotics? Really? Where's that camel they had on the advertising poster?" They did end up having a bunch of lizards, snakes and turtles, which seem slightly more exotic to me. Joe and I got our picture taken with a giant snake. I think it was some sort of albino boa constrictor. What ever he / she was, he / she was strong and heavy! (Joe is holding the head.) Jada and Sam were much more fun to hold!
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