just down the street...

there's no place like home. well, except the pet store down the street. we have the best, little pet store-- Walter's World of Pets. for $3.50 they will let you tour the back where they store real-live monkeys, snakes and even an alligator. today, we stayed in the free part.

we took some time to pet a porcupine..

and see the cute baby prairie dogs...lily especially liked the ball- python... well, we hope she liked it.leah thought we needed a new bunny. i told her we needed to wait until daddy was out of town. duh. (do you like her "lipstick"? it's mascara. ellie really needs to give that girl some lessons.)

but nothing could top our visit to Mrs. Camp's bakery afterward... mmm. sometimes, the best things in life are free... well, we did spend $4.75 on treats. sometimes the best things in life are {almost} free. and, just down the street...