Lorelai's Reptile Party

As you all know, Lorelai turned three years old on December 19th.  We celebrated her birthday the weekend before on the 13th.  We had a reptile themed party... I have no idea why my child is so obsessed with creepy, crawly reptiles.  She had a lot of friends come over to play and the entertainment for the party was THE REPTILE MAN!  I've posted a lot of pictures on facebook but here are a few more...

We started out small... and seemed to get larger and larger.  There was not one animal that she was afraid of

She was very gentle with the babies as well.

I love her mouth hanging open in this picture.  She is in awe of these animals

This is one of my favorite pictures.  She is so relaxed with a snake crawling all over her.  She is an animal lover to the core!  I love this sweet girl.

 

This Reptile Man has over 100 snakes and reptiles in his home.  He has to have special permits to even own some of them!  Some of their diets consist of rabbits, pigs, and goats!  I think that his wife is very understanding...

Daddy and Uncle Ethan enjoying some of the reptiles...

We didn't just have snakes...lizards too!

 

Lorelai was amazing at following directions.  The Reptile Man specifically told her how to pet each animal. This bearded dragon he said to use one finger and pet downwards, and that's exactly what she did.  She listened  better than any kid at the party so he actually trusted her to touch certain reptiles that he wouldn't let others touch.  I'm very proud of my girl.

I didn't have much choice in holding the snake... it was forced upon me.  I think I handled it pretty well

This is the largest snake he brought.  He plopped it right down in Lorelai's lap.  She kept staying how heavy it was!

I love how she has absolutely no fear.  There are several moms who would not touch any of them, no matter how much coaxing was given.

I love the smile.  I'm glad she had fun at her party