Zoo Zoo Zoo!

We decided this weekend would be good for the Zoo. We had a 30% chance of rain and SuperBowl today, so we figured it would be pretty empty. Especially if we went right after it opened.

We were right!!

We gathered our things and made our way down to San Diego around 9 am, parked not too far from the entrance and loaded Hannah up on my back. No strollers for us this time! We weren't going to stay long since naptime would be soon.

She is such a good sport! I think she really likes being up close and warm (it was windy and chilly!) and being able to see everything. We made our way in and saw the Koalas, one was snuggling a TINY baby!! We saw the warty pigs and a bunch of different birds, bearcats and wombats then made our way over to the Rhinos. It started raining suddenly and of course I had left both umbrellas in the car! Luckily the carrier has a hood and both Russell and I were wearing hoodies, so we all stayed relatively dry. We ducked into an exhibit for Kiwi Birds and by the time we got through it the rain had stopped. Hannah loved saying Hi to all of the animals. Especially the Elephants. She loves them! "Ellas!" She wiggled her arms above the straps and strained like she was trying to reach out to them to hug them. Awww!

We saw some HUGE camels! This guy was standing right out in the front like he was in charge.

Over in the new elephant exhibit we saw Condors stretching out their wings in the morning sun and munching on some furry snacks they were just given (ick). Amazing wingspans!

We also saw several Meercat exhibits (there are at least 3 in the zoo). These guys were the cutest of the bunch. They were all drying off in the warm morning sun after the quick shower.

We finished up the trip with a stop in the petting zoo. Hannah loves running around with the goats and sheep! She kept kissing this one goat. Such a sweet little girl!