Since we were close, Kevin thought it would be a good idea to go to the famous San Diego Zoo while we were in CA. Christina arrived Thursday night, which wasn’t a good night for me. I was already in bed when she arrived. Let’s just say it was a long night with little sleep. We got up, fed everyone, and headed on our way. After making a few stops to get some sound proofing material Kevin needed for his car, we made it to the zoo. The only problem was, we made it there at 1:00 on a very hot day.

We learned later that we turned the wrong direction when we entered. We saw mostly the African animals while there. We only saw about half the zoo, and missed all the gorillas, pandas, and other animals. Jameson did like the camels, though.

He also was excited for the elephants. Kayden decided he’d rather watch the video on them rather than see the real ones.

When we walked by the lion and cheetah, Jameson almost jumped out of the stroller. He was roaring and pointing to the lion so exited. Both were dead asleep, but he didn’t care.

Jameson loved the bird, but wouldn’t sit on his own.

We headed to the polar bear exhibit thinking it would provide some relief from the hot sun. Polar bears like it cold, right? Well, apparently the area to view the polar bears does not need to be cooled. And, the bears were taking a nap in the back corner, so they could barely be seen by adults. (Yup, that’s a whole tank of water for the bears not to swim in.)

 

This shows how we felt.

We hiked back up the biggest hill ever to catch the sky tram back to the other side of the zoo. The seal show was going to begin, and we didn’t feel like walking. Jameson wasn’t so sure, but Kayden loved the ride.

We got to the show, and sat in the wet zone since it was ridiculously hot. We were about 15 minutes early, so it was that much longer in the sun. They started the show with a guy cleaning the stage who would purposely spray the audience. Kayden was so mad at the guy. He glared at him the rest of the time. I on the other hand, got one little drop of water on me. Really? Then, they brought out the birds. These birds flew so close to our heads, because the trainers were standing on the isle by us. Jameson loved the birds.

 

Then the seals came out and did their tricks. They were pretty funny. Every time the crowd clapped, Drew would clap along. It was so cute. He was so excited.

After dying in the sun for 45 minutes, we found some slurpees, and sat in the shade. Jameson chased the birds that were by our table, not really caring to cool off. After we were somewhat better, we took the kids to the petting area. Jameson had no fear of the goats. I must say, those goats have been busy. Almost all of the goats were pregant.

 

This one cracks me up.

After we got the kids washed up we tried to take their picture. The little girl in the back wouldn’t leave, and her parents thought it was so funny she wanted to get behind their. Umm, if you move your daughter we wouldn’t take so long, and she could play with it faster. (Their mouths are still colored from the slurpees.)

One of the last animals we saw were the otters. Jameson saw it swimming and yelled “A fish!” Ok, so we need to work on what exactly a fish is. Apparently, if it’s in the water, it’s a fish. This little guy swam around for a while, and the boys loved watching.

 

Our last stop was a science show. I think Kevin wants to make one of these buckets for J-mo. It creates enough air flow to knock things over. (The trash can is the larger model.)

After the show, we were spent. We headed out of the park, while Christina took Kayden on one more ride on the sky tram. We only saw about half the zoo, but we were there during the hottest time of the day. Maybe next time we’ll plan a little better, and go in the winter. Jameson had a fun time with his cousins. When we returned home, he was able to play with Grandma and Grandpa Gordon. Kayden and Jameson ran around the condo all night showing off for their audience until bed time. Grandma even took them down to the arcade. Luckily, they enjoy the games without having to put money in. Saturday morning, we got up, and packed. Christina and Mom headed for the beach, while everyone else went to Disneyland. We packed up and headed to Sacramento. We got a nice view of the LA fire, and traveled with the smoke most of the way. We finally got to Sacramento just before 7 pm. It was nice to enjoy some quiet time, although, Jameson had his own agenda…