Daddy's Day Off

Den's original meeting was scheduled for Wed. - Fri. and as I mentioned, got rescheduled for Tue-Thurs. This left Friday as a free day. and we hit the SB zoo--which btw, is just wonderful. Very easy to cover in a morning/1/2 day and very well maintained--a far cry from what we are accustomed to at our zoo.

They even had a little train you could ride. I really like these trains. I'm sure they have to be around where we live, but I haven't heard of any.

This (if my text is properly aligned) is Eddie feeding a giraffe. He got 2 pieces of food for $3. I missed the first piece because I was trying to lean towards the fence to get a good angle and the giraffe thought my head and camera was food--I got a good lick. Eeewww!

Eddie didn't seem to have much of a reaction, he looks pretty blase' here. I took a whole bunch of rapid fire photos since I'd missed the first feeding. He just kind of stared at the animal.

Loved SB--can't wait to go back--for more of a vacation--this was kind of a working vacation--work when g'parents are willing to watch Ed.

Ed did great--really liked the hotel--Franciscan Inn. It was in a great location--10-15 min. walk to 'downtown', 1 block to the beach and we got a kitchenette suite, so we were able to separate (via an accordain door) the sleeping area from the living room. And, we were able to give Eddie the foods he is used to, most of the time in the room. I think he ate out maybe 3 times the whole trip. What a treat--and I'm tellin' you, the only way to travel with kids--it is worth the extra cash.