Blog Marathon - Mile 24 - Wonderful Wednesday

It's come to my attention that I'm not very good at running marathons ;)

So look out for a photo loaded entry:

I took Jayson to Santa Ana Zoo. It's a smaller zoo on level ground, so it was a good location to go with a toddler who is not fond of staying in the stroller. We first went on a little exploration through a maze. Then Jayson drove the jeep.

There are not a lot of BIG animals there. The biggest were the camels - you can actually ride them on weekends. They can pee for like five minutes straight. I know this because all the toddlers were mesmerized by this and it just didn't end.

There are lots of varieties of monkeys. Most of the day Jayson was standing on fences looking at monkeys.

It's kind of cool to go with mom when you are the only kid. It's WAY easier to get her to buy carousel and train tickets ($5 combo ticket + $3 for mom's train ticket since she HAS TO stand along child on carousel). Since Jayson gets free admission and mom got half price admission with her LA Zoo Pass, it was a rationalized sale. Oh, mom bought a popsicle too.

Then we wandered over to the farm section. This little zoo is like a 3-in-1 (animals, ride, farm). Oops - make that FOUR. They have a little playground and concession stand.

Jayson enjoyed feeding Bonnie the goat. The bully goat kept trying to get all the grub, but we liked the sweet goat.

I had to give Jayson the food tablets one at a time or they'd be dropped and slurped up immediately. He had to learn to hold his hand flat like a plate. We spent a few quarters on food because he loved it so much.

I loved spending time with my Goose.