San Diego Zoo

On August 17th, we went to the San Diego Zoo. Susan's rash was still bothering her so she stayed home to rest. 

We had such a fun day. Hudson and Oliver really enjoyed looking at all the animals, in fact, we all did. 

We started the day off by going on the tram. Even though the lines were much shorter than at the end of the day, it was still a long wait and we didn't really see much. I think on future visits we will definitely skip the tram ride. Next we took the sky thing while Nic and Justin pushed the strollers through the park. We saw so many wonderful animals: polar bears, an arctic fox, reindeer, a jaguar eating, a lion sleeping, zebras, elephants, giraffes, a rhino, flamingos, hippos, monkeys, gorillas, macaques, a mandrill, orangutans, a tiger, bears, koalas, camels, meerkats, hyenas and so much more. 

My dad especially loved it and didn't want to leave until we had done everything. He insisted we take Hudson on the Skyfari, to see the reptiles and to the petting zoo before we left. It was a long, hot day, but Hud was such a trooper. He napped in his stroller and was in the best mood all day. We arrived at opening and stayed until about 6pm. The only thing we missed, were the pandas. We blew it and didn't go there first and by the end of the day it was over an hour long line. Oh well, it gives us an excuse to come back. :) 

I think the ball the rhino was playing with was Hud's favorite thing of the day. He also liked the giraffes, petting the goats, the skyfari, the crocodile, the hippos and the monkeys. Most of all though, he enjoyed getting so much attention from his family.