Gator Girls: Season 2!

We're not swamp people though we're Cajun right down to our gumbo making, 2-step dancing, crawfish boiling, deer hunting-roots. I don't even like eating alligator all that much...tastes like chicken, but chicken is better.

But I like gators in small doses - books...movies...TV. I don't mind if they swim in the canal while I drive by, safe in my Pilot.

There's a renewed interest in alligators the past few years, mostly due to the popularity of "Swamp People" a TV series (on the History Channel, no less) dedicated to hunting gators during the month-long season in Louisiana.

What you are about to witness is real, the participants are not actors.

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Our grandgirls went to Chateau des Cocodries last year:

Except for one crazy and unfortunate incident when one of the babies pooped on the floor, it was a rousing success. Audiences raved.

And so...

A little older, a bit braver, still blonde, and with a new swagger in their step, the Gator Girls are back for Season 2!

If I were an alligator, I'd be on the lookout for these two.

Alahna is almost 9 now, and Kirra will be 7 in a few months. They're a force to be reckoned with.

Yes, life can be tough in the swamp. But as the Gator Girls always say, "No guts, no gator!"

They welcomed Aunt Jennifer back on their team too. She serves as a medic and a calming influence, in case there are injuries. The fact that she's not (currently) blonde is a minor issue, but so far the head honchos love her and her place on the team is secure.

There's a storm rolling into the bayou soon and it's going to be a wild one. But no worries. Such is the life of Gator Girls in Cajun country.

Gator Girls. The legacy lives on. The tradition continues.

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(Remember...don't try this at home.)

Chateau des Cocodries ~

We had a fun girl's day when we went to Chateau des Cocodries...the House of Alligators! It's a cool place in Jennings located at the Louisiana Oil and Gas Park. You can see and hold baby alligators, and see big ones too. Alahna and Kirra were JUST in all their glory...it was like holding baby dinosaurs that couldn't run away. Or eat you. ;)

The smallest baby was a girl (not named yet) and the bigger baby was Bubba. He gets very nervous if anyone flips him upside down. Not a good idea.

They have 2 big gators in a pool that you can see, but not touch (naturally). Sometimes you can watch them eat though, if you get there at the right time. After we finished seeing the gators, we went next door to a little Cajun house with tourist stuff. The lady there gave us beautiful Sparrows of Louisiana calendars. The girls sat on the wood floor in front of the Mardi Gras tree. :)

The park is really cute. Alahna & Kirra were glad Aunt Jennifer was there to play with them, since she's the coolest aunt (and the cutest).

If was such a fun day. And free! I love it when free things turn out to be fun!

See you later, alligator...