San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Last week the kids and I spent a day and a half with our dear friends the Welds in El Cajon near San Diego. It was probably our fifth time being down there since we moved here in 2008, and we marveled at how old the children have grown (and how many more there are now - up to a combined total of 7 from 4 back then). We are thankful to have good friends that double as local family out here.

This time we ventured out and hit the San Diego Wild Animal Park, a great venture. The monkey, our resident zoo-lover, especially enjoyed all the animals - especially since they have many that are not normally seen like cougars and tigers.

It was a very hot day, and the park had a couple of great "wet zones" which served to cool and refresh. Here is one... Like a maypole with various bucket and watering devices dumping liquid from above. So fun!

All in all it was a blast!