San Diego

Monday we left the desert and headed to the San Diego Safari Park. Growing up it was called The Wild Animal Park, and that is what I still and will always call it.
We met up with Laurie and her boys and got to see their new Expedition. Their 4th boy is getting ready to make his appearance and she is not a minivan mom! Mandy, Zach and Madison also met up with us.
With 6 kids in tow we weren't the fastest moving group. We went to the petting zoo, then headed for the elephants. We then took a ride on the new touring van (it used to be a 50 minute monorail ride and now it's a 25 minute van ride) around the HUGE open animal area.
It started lightly raining while we were on the tour.
When we got back the kids started playing in the stroller parking area. Zach was growling and the other kids were screaming and running away. They had such a great time playing this game.



We then went to see the cheetah run. As we stood there waiting for it to start it started down pouring on us. They ran the dog and then the cheetah and ended it right then.
We decided since we were all soggy and wet at this point to head home.

Tuesday we all went to the Barbecue Pit for lunch. On our way there we stopped by Grandma & Grandpa's old house. I have so many wonderful memories at their old house. Then we drove by the house I lived in until I was 4. I don't remember alot about the house, but I do remember the HUGE (at least to a small child) pine tree out front, which is no longer there.

Mandy, Zach, Madison, Nani and us went to the Zoo. We had a nice time looking at the animals. Corrine kept asking if we could ride the Skyfari. I wasn't so excited to ride it, but I put on a brave face for her and said lets do it. We split up into 2 buckets. Corrine and I had Zach. He was holding her hand excited for the ride until he saw his mom leaving in the bucket before us. He sat next to Corrine holding onto her crying for half the ride. We got a small smile out of him when the bucket shook when it went over a support beam(which is the highest and scariest part of the whole ride across the park).




Wednesday we went to the San Diego Natural History Museum with Laurie and her 2 youngest boys. We watched a 3D movie about sharks and walked around the museum.

We then met up with Uncle Gary (Nani's oldest brother) for lunch at Pick Up Sticks in La Jolla. From our seats in the restaurant we could see the San Diego Temple. It was awesome to eat your lunch and gaze at such a beautiful temple. After lunch we went to Deseret Book, and after over an hour in there we came out to another downpour. So much for going to the beach today!


I learned from being the driver for days that I can drive in crazy busy rush hour traffic in a different vehicle in the rain and survive!