Never did I think that one of my blog post titles would include the world “alpacas.” But I am so glad that it does!
On Saturday, I met up with Erin and her husband, Josh, for lunch and an animal adventure. Following lunch at McFoster’s Natural Kind Cafe, we drove out to Fort Calhoun, NE to Alpacas of the Heartland for their National Alpaca Farm Days open house. Our journey started with a walk up one of the steepest hills. I counted that as my workout for the day.
Once we made it up the hill and rounded the corner to the area where the alpacas live, we pretty much squealed with excitement. They were SO cute!
We were quite excited and happy to be there!
After we were given carrot chips to feed to the alpacas, we headed into the fenced area to hang out with our new friends. Seriously, how cute are they?
Feeding the alpacas was such a cool experience. Some of them wanted nothing to do with the carrots, while others were food hogs. They would come back for more, stick their face up to yours, and essentially beg. I cannot say that I blame them. Carrots are good! I was a sucker for their cuteness and ended up feeding a couple of the alpacas at least five carrot chips each.
I tried telling this one that I did not have any carrots left. I don’t think she wanted to believe me.
There were adorable baby alpacas (called crias) at the farm, too! Some of them were only a few weeks old.
I must say that the majority of the alpacas had some rockin’ hair. Unfortunately we were told that they do not like to be touched on the head so we were not able to feel how fluffy it was. I can, however, say that the fur on their bodies is quite soft and super thick. I couldn’t stop petting them!
All in all they are basically adorable and it was such a fun afternoon at the farm. The alpacas were hilariously cute, the people were great, and all three of us had a blast. We decided that this needs to be an annual adventure for us!
We may not have a beach or mountains, but Nebraska sure can be beautiful!
My Fall Bucket List
This past Saturday was a perfect reminder of why I love fall so much. The weather is perfect. The colors are gorgeous. The food and drinks are oh-so delicious. And the opportunities for quality time with family and friends seem endless.
I know that Fall technically began a week ago and I am a bit behind on this one, but since it is my favorite season I thought it was only fitting to create a Fall bucket list. A couple of these I have already accomplished, but most I am really looking forward to checking off of my list in the months of October and November.
Tell me… what is on your Fall bucket list this year?
Have you ever made friends with alpacas?
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No joke, I just had a dream last night that I had a pet alpaca. What a coincendence #pregnancydreams Haha!
That is hilarious!!! And SO random 😉
I’ve never made friends with an alpaca but I loveeee animals so I’m sure we’d be besties if we met 😉
My thoughts exactly! I am a huge animal lover and I definitely fell in love with these. If you ever get a chance to hang out with some alpacas, do it!
Is it ridiculous that I’ve done almost everything on your list over the course of a week? What can I say? Fall is my fav! Those alpacas are SO FREAKING CUTE! So fluffy. Not going to lie, I did have to google the difference between llamas and alpacas when you first instagrammed a photo 😀
Ahh, so tell me… what is the difference?? All I know is that they are both stinkin’ cute!
Also, it sounds like you are the queen of Fall. I need to go hang out with you and work on this list!!
They’re basically cousins in the animal kingdom. Llamas are ~400 pounds (while alpacas are 150) with coarse hair instead of soft. Other than that, they look pretty similar. Agree though, totally stinking cute. Look at their little tails! Adorbs.
Ahh, how interesting!! Thanks for the info! 🙂
I’ve never made friends with an alpacas, but I feel like I should. 🙂 I do love animals!
Fall bucket list: Host an epic Thanksgiving again 🙂
You definitely should become friends with them. They are awesome!! And that is an awesome Fall bucket list item. Is it bad that I am actually super excited for Thanksgiving already?? 😉
Not at all! I’m pretty excited too!
Oh…they are so fluffy and adorable!
SO fluffy and SO adorable!! I wish I could have taken one home with me!
Hannah, you look SO beautiful in these pictures! I love your hair so much!!
Aww, thanks Molly! You are far too kind!!
Sounds like a fab fall bucket list! I’m so sad I missed the alpacas – they are SOOOOOOOOOO cute!
SO darn cute! We already decided we are going back next year so you will have to come with! Whatever you do, DO NOT plan anything for the last weekend in September!! 😉
what a neat experience!!! i am totally going to steal some of your bucket list items.
You absolutely should! I hope you have all sorts of Fall themed fun! 🙂
Oh my gosh the only thing more adorable than those alpacas is your tank top!
Okay, for some reason I found this comment really hilarious!! 😉 Thank you!!
We need to make apple picking happen!
And omg the alpacas! I can’t even handle the cuteness. I love the photos you got!
I can’t handle it either!! Anytime I am having a bad day I am going to look at this post! And yes to apple picking. I wonder when the “season” is over?
Such a delightful read! The alpaca adventure sounds like a unique and fun experience – those pictures are adorable! And your Fall bucket list captures the essence of the season perfectly. It’s great to see you embracing the beauty and joy of autumn. Looking forward to reading about your adventures as you check off items from your list!