The one with the Quad

For our play group this week we went to the Quadrangle, or the Quad, on base. It's a big grassy/landscaped area surrounded by a block wall that has deer, peacocks, geese, chickens, a rooster and pigeons that you can feed. Its really cool, the animals come right up to you once you bring out the food. The deer are of course a little skittish, but they still eat the food right out of your hand. It probably doesn't help that there was a whole bunch of toddlers running around. Here's so pics. Jon was pretty sad he missed out, so we'll be going back one of these days when he can join us. Plus it was free and you all know those are my favorite kinds of activities :)

The pictures are a little out of order and kind of repetitive, but its getting late and I don't want to fix it.

Ellie didn't care much for the animals. This airplane was so much cooler.

 Taegen and his friend Henry standing by a deer. 

 A male peacock

 Heres a male and female peacock. Just in case any of you don't know, the males are the colorful pretty ones, not the females. The males use their colors to impress the females. 

 Taegen had dropped some carrots right next to the stoller and the peacock came right up to us to get them. 

 Ellie could care less. She just chilled in her seat the whole time. 

 side view of peacock with it's feathers out. 

 I tried to get a picture of Taegs standing next to the peacock with it's feathers out, but he would not cooperate. He was afraid if he turned his back on it, it's peck him. He probably thought this because some of the kids had been pecked by the chickens/rooster. The peacocks however were calm and didn't hurt anyone. 

 back view of peacock feathers

 front view

Taegs and the chickens/rooster. 

 The peacocks and deer in the backround. 

 Heres the kids, Valeria, and the beautiful scenery. It really was a very beautiful place, minus all the poop on the ground.

 Look a white peacock!

 Heres where I was trying really hard to get him to let me take a picture of him and the peacock. This is as close as he would get to it.

 He didn't seem to have a problem getting close to them to feed them or touch them if their feathers weren't out. 

 Taegs and Kai

 Feeding the deer

 running after the animals.

 The deer had just taken the carrot out of his hand and he jumped back and got really excited. He is saying "whoa" 

 He actually got to pet one while it was distracted.