Last week we took advantage of our Annual passes for The Wild Animal Park and The San Diego Zoo. They were going to expire on the 31st of the past month, so we didn't want to let at least one more family field trip pass us by.
We took Gramita, my Mom, to the Wild Animal Park with us last Thursday and it was so great to see the boys wanting to hold her hand and sit next to her. You could tell how much she enjoyed her time with the kids and I love seeing the pride on her face when it comes to her grandchildren.
Zack was making us laugh so much because when we entered the petting corral, he made sure to go and 'hug' every single animal inside. He would lean in, hug them, and say "Awww...". It was so precious. It goes without saying that he got quite the scrub down when we left that corral.
Getting to see the lions so close is just indescribable. You can't put into words how amazing it is to be so close to these gorgeous creatures and only have a glass between you two, and a huge male lion only 6 or so feet away from you. There were 2 female lions also in the area, sitting on top of the jeep. If you ever get the opportunity to visit The Wild Animal Park, do NOT miss seeing the Lion exhibit. We have NEVER been disappointed when we go, because their enclosure makes it almost impossible to not be able to be super close to them. It is breathtaking, really.
We also took the tram that takes you around the part of the park where all the animals are roaming free...I loved seeing the Rhinos up close. The tram ride is always a treat.
Then this past Sunday, after church, we took Daddy with us to the Zoo. We still had our free bus tour tickets left, so we all climbed on the bus and were able to enjoy seeing the animals without all the walking...which for me was great! The day was getting pretty chilly so we kept our visit pretty short....but, there was no way we could leave without Zack being able to go and hug every single animal in the petting zoo....again.
We even took Zackadee on the train ride outside the zoo, which is a family favorite (I got to ride it as a little girl, as did Tim as a little boy.) Zack LOVED it!!! Tim and I loved that it required no walking!! Woohoo!!
I can't believe that in less than 10 weeks, Zack won't be my baby anymore!!! I am enjoying this time while I can.
7 comments:
I can't believe you're almost done either. 10 weeks to go !!!
I love family fieldtrips and bbq's
10 weeks! My goodness..I was going to check that on your ticker as soon as I finished reading your post!!! You're almost there...you'll be holding little Isabella in no time!
Love the pics! Looks like so much fun! Our lion here at the zoo, I think has been here since the zoo opened...he always looks like he has one paw in the grave, and the other one on a banana peel! I guess they all are pretty "inactive" in a zoo setting. This reminds me of the animal kingdom at Disney World-that is so neat!
I forgot to say...love how Zach hugged all the animals. How sweet is that?
I love the pic of you squeezed into that cart! and I just LOVE that first pic of your boys!! They look sooo big! Looks like an awesome field trip!
Skyler said " you should've take us, I like those kind of rides. Why shouldn't I go on those rides?" Awwwww,
fun times...those boys are sooo pretty! Can't wait to see pictures of Miss Isabella Grace. 10 weeks...wow...I guess I better get your package in the mail, huh? Hope you're feeling well...you look great and cute in that little train.
I miss those boogers!!! I CANT WAIT TO GET BACK HOME FOR GOOD!!!
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