We had tentatively planned a short family vacation for January this year, but some additional work travel for Jon and unexpected 30-day jury duty for me have meant that we have decided to stay put for the month and hope we can find time in early spring to get away. In the meantime Jon has taken a day off here and there so we can enjoy some "staycation" time together. This past weekend we decided to use our Christmas present from Uncle Kyle, Aunt Kari, Annaliese, and Haleigh - a family zoo pass. We had one two years ago and loved it and are grateful for the wonderful gift again.
After a rough start (no cash for parking, detour to find a gas station with a cash machine, spotting of several prostitutes) our nice Sunday morning was back on track. Kieran failed to nap in the car or the entire time we were at the zoo but was pleased as could be to sit in his stroller bundled up and look at all of the animals. We were able to see the elephants and listened to a good portion of the Zookeeper's talk, feed a giraffe, Jon found a soul mate in a seal, and we discovered the best place to go on a cold day is the warm reptile house. We all had a great time and ended our outing with a visit to In-N-Out where I think the boys both ate their weight in burger patties, French fries, and ketchup.
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| Reed was too excited about the giraffes to give the tigers much attention |
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| Don't mind my quadruple chin! |
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| Could Jon's face be any better? |
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| Dad explaining the difference between river and sea otters |
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| Too many animals to sleep! |
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| Jon and this seal were like this for a solid minute - "soul mates" |
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| Warming up in the Reptile House |
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