On Friday, we went to Middleton Plantation ("middletonplace.org") with my (Erica's) mom and the girls. It is an official Historic site and was soooo cool. It has tons of historical significance- dating back to the slave-trade days... The largest living Oak Tree in the United States on the grounds ("The Continental Oak")- absolutely gigantic! They have a whole bunch of animals that just roam the grounds, too. Swans, Sheep/lambs, peacocks, chickens, etc...it's a riot- elise was chasing them like crazy. They also had (within fences, of course) goats, horses, cows, pigs, etc..... the place is also known for the immaculate flower gardens, NOT for it's accessibility of double-jogging strollers (I worked up a serious sweat a few times pushing 70+ pounds up some good hills. We also saw (swimming free-no fences or anything!) an alligator!!! It was only about 15 feet away from us, but pretty small- probably 4 feet long. We asked one of the park rangers about their largest, also FREE ROAMING, alligator- she said they have several 14-16 foot ones there on the property!! !UNREAL! It was a fun morning out, for sure. Elise LOVED all the animals and REALLY wanted to pet the Alligators! nice. We've taught her to say "Go Gators" whenever she sees an alligator pic, so that's funny. Anyway, here are a few pics...enjoy.
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