Part 2... off to the Zoo!

Aloha.

While I lived in San Diego for a short time SO long ago, I was living there. So I didn't do the tourist bits. This trip, I got to be a tourist. We tried to balance the busy with the relaxing, while seeing our family. Here's what happened when we headed to Balboa park -- the San Diego Zoo!

Posing for a pic at a koi pond. These fish were HUGE!


Ava in the car with a monkey and other animals. No, not mama and daddy!


Look at the very hungry caterpillar and the beautiful butterfly!


Ava couldn't decide whether she liked the sky-tram ride. But at least she didn't push me out.


Asleep at the wheel. Man, we wear her out!


See? We were there!


And then Aunt Kimmy stopped by. Yep, she drinks when she's with me. Weird.


So on one of those days where we wanted to do something specifically for Ava (cause she's so good at doing what we say, mostly) ... we tried for a children's museum that's supposed to be just down the road from where we stayed. We found the Coyote Grill (karaoke) and Starbucks. We found surf shops and Fish House Vera Cruz. We even found the sewing shop where the museum is supposed to be. But no museum. But Ava managed to take it all in stride...

Searching high and low for the children's museum...

Look at that "shaka." Hang loose baby, no worries.

Since it wasn't high, low or in-between, we took little one to a playground. And yep, it was chilly. This was the first day of the high winds and rain. But it's still warmer than a snowdrift.


Throw that leg over the saddle girl!


Just-a-swingin'!!


Daredevil. Not the bad movie, the fun 2-year-old.


And that's the payoff. "Whoosh!"


I love's it


Let's end the post the way we ended most of our days. A sunset on the ocean. And people wonder why I'm obsessed.


Next time: our trip downtown to a local Christmas celebration... and enjoying the season. With pool toys.

Cheers.