San Diego Zoo

Our first stop in San Diego was the San Diego Zoo! After the airport, we got our rental car, headed to the navy base to get lunch and get a few things at the PX and then headed to the zoo. Brayden loves going to the zoo and seeing all the animals, especially the giraffes! We had to make sure we found the giraffes. The zoo is very big, so we didn't get to see all of it since we arrived midafternoon. We did make it to the giraffes, the petting zoo, the bird aviary, the kids area, and several other animals! The San Diego zoo supports our active duty military with free admission to the zoo and 10 % off for family members, so if any fellow service members are ever in San Diego, take advantage!!


Brayden hanging out in his wagon....over the course of our trip, I think 50 people must have asked where we got this foldable wagon! It is AWESOME!!Thanks YaYa!
I believe you can find them on Amazon.com


Looking at the birds!


Mom trying to hold onto Brayden as he tries to escape to get to the giraffes!
So much for a nice picture!


Petting goats at the petting zoo


Brayden was exhausted after his busy day! He hasn't slept a night since without his giraffe that he got at the zoo!

Trip to the Oakland Zoo

Here are some photos of a recent trip to the Oakland Zoo. We went with Brayden's friend, Savannah and her mom. Brayden was asleep when we arrived, so he missed the beginning of the zoo. After a short snooze, he got up and enjoyed the rest! He really liked the train ride at the end!!

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

The entire time we were in Colorado, we had been wanting to take Brayden to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. We must have had it planned 4 times and it rained everytime. We were even going to take Xander while his mom and dad were at work. Finally, at the end of our trip, we made it to the zoo! Brayden loved it, as he thinks animals are the best! He got to pet a wallaby, it jumped right up to him and was in an area where you just walk amongst the animals! Brayden wanted to walk rather than ride in the stroller...there are lots of hills at this zoo and it wore him out! He fell asleep before we even got out of the parking lot when we left! A very fun day!