We are so very spoiled; I am well aware.
The zoo lets kids in for free during October and offers a military discount, so instead of $200, I only spent $40 for all of us to spend the day at an incredible zoo. It was a deal that I just couldn't pass up, so I squeezed it into our only free day in October.
It actually worked really well. The kids did school work in the car and we were able to go on a day when the park was not crowded.
The lynx was a favorite:
We ate lunch next to the elephants.
Being at the zoo is sometimes a funny thing to me. Some times I just sit back and kind of laugh at the phenomenon...all these people are walking around, looking at polar bears and lions and elephants and zebras and penguins and completely not phased by it. Everyone acts like it's completely normal to be standing feet away from a tiger or have monkeys swinging right above you.
Well, I for one, was thankful to be able to see such incredible animals up close. It fits in perfectly to our science right now and I love that the kids get experiences like this.
It is such a big zoo, that even after two visits, I've yet to see the whole park.
The kids requested ending the day at the petting zoo. I could pass on petting sheep and goats, but they loved it.
The only downside is that we picked a day that was 98° and even with Yuma blood, we were hot. A lemonade slurpee helped, but we didn't stay as long as I planned because it was just getting too much.
Colin's new thing is to try and stand as tall as possible to look bigger in pictures.
We were "forced" to cool off at the beach before heading home. Apparently people don't work when it's hot in San Diego and the beach was packed!
Even after walking around the zoo for hours, they still had energy to run on the beach. I didn't plan on an afternoon at the beach, so it made for an interesting ride home. The cold water just felt so good and the ocean is always worth it.
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