MEXICO, Mo. — Several wide-eyed, toddling children decked in coats, boots and hats surrounded a two-foot-tall baby alpaca named Sweet Pea in Saturday’s early morning chill. They reached out carefully to pet her soft hair.
National Alpaca Farm Days draw crowds at Binder farm in Mexico, Mo.
Saturday, September 24, 2011 | 9:16 p.m. CDT;
updated 3:38 p.m. CDT, Monday, October 17, 2011
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