California Day 5- Santa Ana Zoo, Downtown Disney, and Swimming

 Daddy's work conference started today so the boys and I ventured off on our own. 

I found a zoo for us to go to.  The ratings were okay so we were on our way.  

I would have to say this is a monkey zoo, mostly Tamarins.  

 We did see a majestic Bald Eagle, 

 a macaw,

They were both very interested in all of the animals, but DJ kept asking to see ALL of the animals because I kept telling him the next one is a monkey.

 Little monkeys

 They had a farm here too.

They are watching the geese.

 We saw a turkey.

 They had a playground so we spent some time there after looking at all of the animals.

 The boys loved the sand!

 Alex enjoyed sliding.

 DJ enjoyed climbing, like always.

 I even got them to slide together.

 After the playground we found a little area we didn't see before.  It had fossils and reptiles.

 After naps the boys and I walked to downtown Disney.  We loved seeing all of the characters!

 We saw an amazing store that was a build-a-car store.  We spend some time looking at all the cool car things.

 We saw the Lego store.  It was so cool to see the big sculptures made all out of Legos.

 We walked into one of the Disney hotels grounds.  We found Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto bushes.

 Goofy was hanging around at the hotel so we talked to him for awhile.

 When we got back to the hotel we had about an hour before Daddy was done for the day so we spent some time coloring.

 Later that night we decided to go swimming.

 The water was a little chilly, but we had fun!

 It was fun splashing around.

 There was a section of the pool that the boys could touch and they loved walking around.

 We had a fun, busy day!

Hogle Zoo

We went to the zoo today. The boys love seeing all of the animals!

DJ and Alex watching the Ring-Tailed Lemurs.

The boys measuring up to the orangutangs.

DJ and Grandma Sue in front of the elephants.

Mommy and the boys with the elephants.

The boys were excited because we rode the train.

We got one ice cream cone to share. The boys really got into sharing it!

We had a great day at the zoo with Grandma Sue.

Adventure in the Wild

We had quite an adventure today! We picked Grandma Sue up early this morning and headed up to the zoo. I don't know how, but this is the first time we have been to the zoo this summer. We were so excited because it was our first time seeing the new exhibit, Rocky Shores. We went so many times last year while they were building this section that we were excited to actually see it finished.
The first animal we saw was a Kookaburra.

We saw all of the monkeys. Then we visited the elephants. They were eating, which was fun to watch. But made it difficult for pictures because they were too far away.

We went to the Asian Highlands and saw all of the neat, big cats. Here is one of the tigers laying in the shade. It was cool how close it was to the glass.

Other tigers got into the water to cool themselves off.

What amazing and beautiful creatures!We went into the reptile house. DJ was really looking forward to seeing snakes. If you look closely you can see the crocodile in the top left-hand picture. DJ and Grandma Sue are looking at a snake.

We really enjoyed the water animals! Here are the River Otters.It is great that they let you see them swimming under the water!

We saw seals and sea lions.

The massive polar bear was one of our favorites! It would get on a rock and dive in the water then pop up right at the glass. What a silly bear! We watched the Grizzly Bears sleeping in a pile.

The long neck giraffes were fun to see. They are now fixing up this section of the zoo, but left a little open so you can still see the giraffes.We had to do a group shot in front of Sammy the Sloth. If you look closely you can see it hanging from the tree.

We went on the carousel. Here we are waiting patiently.We got to be the first ones on the ride so the boys got to pick which animals they wanted to ride on.

DJ rode on the cheetah and Alex rode the baby elephant.We had such a fun time that I think we are planning on going again next week!