Hopping on the Lilly pads.
Peek-a-boo
Look closely and you can see two beautiful butterfly heads. Madelyn and Mommy
Madelyn had an obsession with sitting in this chair. Everything we passed one, she HAD to sit in it!
Can you see the giraffes in the center of the hills.
Grammie and Madelyn on the tram
All part of the open Safari park--its huge! Notice the observation balloon. For some obscene of money you can venture up into the atmosphere to get an eagle's view of the park. Looked cool of course, but why risk plummeting to your death?
My goofy kid--she must get it from her daddy.
Feeding time. The tallest giraffe (dad) was 21ft. This was the first time the youngest baby giraffe born at 6 feet ate with the herd.
Aunt Nessa and Madelyn cooled off in the splash park.
Madelyn would just giggle each time she got slobbered on!
"Hi little fellow, aren't you just the cutest little dear!-Madelyn
Vanessa taming her wild jaguar
After driving about 35 minutes the east from San Diego, we went from breezy balmy temperatures to an insanely hot valley. The temperature went from the low 72 to over hundred in the shade and its was super humid and HOT. I should have known that Safari meant hot, but I didn't think they meant Texas hot. Despite the heat, we really enjoyed the day. The park is spread out nicely and had many Preschool friendly features to entertain Madelyn. The hardest part for Madelyn was leaving the park sans seeing Baby Jaguar". Had to convince her that Baby Jaguar was waiting for her at the Zoo. But while we where there we witness the miracle of life of an Australian Deengo-- it looked like a miniature deer--super cute! The more fascinating part of the day was going down the Great Rift Valley and onto the Savanna and the petting zoo. The tram ride was about an hour and brought us almost nose to nose with some of God's most magnificent creatures. The seeing the Giraffes in their natural habit that up close was amazing. There are so many different types and kinds of species of animals that I never knew about, all contained in the vast reserve. It gave me a new respect and appreciation for the animal conservation and education the park is providing. And realize that I prefer activities that are in close proximity to the shoreline.
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