Alpaca Farm

Yes, that alpaca has antlers.  No, alpaca don't really
have antlers.  They were put on just to get a cute photo.

Black Friday.  Did we spend it crushed with crowds shopping?  NO!  We spent it hanging out together, playing games, going out for lunch, and visiting an Alpaca farm!

Jason's mom, Dolores, was searching online for things she might like to do in Fredericksburg while she was here, and came across a website for an alpaca farm about 10 miles outside Fredericksburg that gives tours.  We called Friday morning to see if they were giving tours that day, then headed out.

We learned a lot about alpaca, and I think we were all convinced of how environmentally friendly alpaca are (they don't eat much, they clip the grass they eat rather than rip it out, they are efficient with their digestion, their poop can immediately be used for fertilizer, and their wool requires much less processing than sheep wool).  Plus, they are really cute!

The owner giving the tour held the baby, James,
so we could see what the Alpaca foot looks like.
Look at that face, so cute!

Alpaca are related to camels, which I think can really be seen in
this angle of the Alpaca's head.

After getting a lesson in alpacas, we got to feed them a little treat and pet them (did I mention they are super soft?)

We ended the day with a group photo op with an Alpaca.  This was such a fun place to visit!