Thursday, December 29, 2011

San Diego Zoo

After Disneyland we headed to San Diego for a couple days. We were excited to take Ava to the San Diego Zoo for the first time. This zoo is gigantic and awesome. It has so many different animals and all of my favorites. The trick to the zoo is trying to see all of it and walking up and down the hills with a toddler. We all had a good time and saw most of the exhibits.

The first thing Papa & Nonna did was buy Ava a pair of binoculars. Ava loves them. She used them at the zoo to find animals and uses them all the time at home to hunt for things. Ava also enjoyed riding on her dad's shoulders so she could see better.
The first animal we saw was this cute miniature horse. Ava was excited until she got closer. She did not want to pet it. She is funny and definitely enjoys things from a distance.
This is the bridge leading to the kids zoo. The water fountain is cool because it periodically leaps over the bridge and whoever is on it.Just because I love turtles.
Koalas used to be my favorite animal when I was little. I had quite a collection of koala stuffed animals.Ava really wanted to sit on the mommy elephant, but she had to settle for the baby.
In this picture it looks like Ava is petting an alligator.Nonna's favorite exhibit was the Arctic with the polar bears.
Rich and I taking a dip with a seal. It sure was cold.Ava also went swimming with the seal.

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