Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Our Little Zoo

Before the rains hit, we were able visit the Santa Ana Zoo with some friends. We have an annual membership to this darling little zoo, and we go there every chance we get.

The girls have their routine for how they circle the zoo.
Here it is:

  • play at the playground
  • go through the human maze
  • visit the bird-eating spider
  • climb on the old jeep
  • say "Hi" to the ibis birds in the rainforest
  • check out the guanacos + emus + wallabies
  • wave to the eagle + marvel at the eagle's nest
  • watch the monkeys swing
  • see if the porcupine is awake
  • take a lap on Becky the Elephant's back (if it's Saturday)
  • keep an eye out for wandering peacocks
  • ride the carousel + the train
We love to bring a picnic lunch and eat under the shady trees. It's such a peaceful, fun, affordable place to visit.

Do you have a zoo near your house?

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4 comments:

Caroline said...

We do have a little zoo near us - and we also have an annual membership. My 5 year old twin girls love it - and they also have their routine around the zoo! They are having their 5th birthday party in a room there and their friends are very excited!! We find it is great when finances are stretched because we can spend a day there for nothing apart from the cost of getting there.

Amy said...

We love the zoo. Ours isn't huge - it's the perfect size for an almost 2 year old. Love our membership. A fun morning is only a quick 15 min drive away!

Lisa Leonard said...

we love the zoo. we have a tiny zoo in atascadero and a great zoo in santa barbara. we love the zoo with you!

Jennifer said...

We live very near that zoo as well. I had no idea there were so many interesting things there! We've been several times, but have not seen some of the things you have mentioned. :)My ds did ride that elephant once though! Good times!