A day at the zoo

November 12 being our seventh wedding anniversary, I took Monday and Tuesday off work to spend time with my family. We decided to spend Monday taking Emmy to the San Diego Zoo. We had a wonderful time. Emmy especially enjoyed the Petting Paddock in the Children's Zoo, where she climbed on a log bench and petted goats, sheep and bunnies. They even had kid-sized sinks for washing hands afterwards, which was also very exciting.

Among the many pleasant experiences of the day, we found Morning Star Gardenburgers for sale at the snack bar (who knew?), which made for a yummy lunch.

Emmy loved all of the animals, but her favorites were the elephants, peacocks, and ducks. She also loved the orangutan exhibit, but mainly for the smallish trees planted in the viewing area close to the plexiglass which she made a point of hugging repeatedly. It was a blast to see her wonder and excitement at every new experience. Another highlight of the day was taking the "Skyfari" back to the entrance at dusk - the view was truly lovely!

I had lots of fun snapping photos throughout the day - some of the animals seemed as if they were posing for me. Here are a few of my favorites.