Sunday morning we headed to the San Diego Zoo. D and I had never been there together, and we thought it would be a low-key place to take k (as opposed to Sea World or Legoland). It was nice to go in the “off-season” since it never felt too crowded.
We started out by taking the bus tour around the park. I couldn’t believe how big the grounds are! It wasn’t easy to navigate, what with the hills and k sometimes wanting to ride in the stroller, sometimes wanting to walk, and sometimes wanting to be carried. She also decided she wanted to push the stroller, and ended up falling and biting her lip (nothing too serious). After the tour we took the sky tram to the back of the park and slowly made our way back to the front.
Skyfari–k enjoyed being high above the trees. It was good to do this in the beginning of the day since the line was kind of long by the end.
I loved watching k’s amazement at all of the different animals. It was her first time seeing many of the animals, including giraffes, elephants, pandas and rhinos. When she saw the elephants she kept saying “Whoa” and she started to flap her ears and make hand motions for the trunk. We also enjoyed watching the giraffes, including the baby that was born not too long ago. They are such unique-looking creatures! Our souvenir of choice for k was a stuffed baby giraffe. (She was sleeping at the time so she didn’t have a say in the matter).
We ate lunch at the Treetop Cafe since there is a 10% discount for AAA members. D had the enchiladas and I had chili in a bread bowl. k shared with us, of course. It was nice to dine above the treetops and the food was pretty good. 
We also managed to watch the Zoo’s two shows, one featuring various wild animals and the second featuring sea lions. 
k managed to sneak in a nap here and there. We stayed from 9-4, so it was a long day.
D looks tired too!
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The greatest thing about being a parent–sharing “firsts” with them.
Hey girl! Haven’t talked to you for ages. How’s everything going, how’s the pregnancy? I want to see a bumped out belly! 😛
k is looking SO big – how’s she doing with the concept of being an older sister??
Also, I came across this adorrrrrrrrrable flickr site and immediately thought of you – I just wasted about 2 hours looking at all the pictures and I have a feeeeeeling you might like it too:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanacompany/sets/72157600250203085/
She’s in LA, and she makes felt food too – just cookies and cupcakes, from what I have seen. BUT THE COOKIES!! Le gasp. Then I went trollin’ and snoopin’ and stalkin’ through the rest of her site, and wouldn’t you know, she’s Asian too! She even looks Japanese to me, but that’s just a guess.
Hee! I hope you like, let me know what you think, if you get the chance, and she even made a little tote bag with a giraffe on it. That is why I put my comment here. 🙂
Take care!
(Psssst. How was your Halloween? Did k dress up?)