Doctor and Safari Park

Michael has had a hard time with his asthma lately so I made an appointment with his allergy and asthma doctor. He hasn't had problems for two years so I was pretty excited he had been doing so well. His doctor works for RADY Children's Hospital and has several offices around us.  The only office I could get into relatively quickly was in Encinitas, a good 40 minute drive in good traffic. I had to take the kids out of school to make the appointment. I wouldn't have been able to drop them off at school in time to get Michael to his appointment. Even if I would have been able to, I wouldn't have been able to pick them up after school.   We had another kindergarten ditch day. I didn't feel too badly because their teacher was out and there was a substitute.

The doctor had me to consistently give his corticosteroid meds twice a day and to check back in two months, and sent us on our way. By then it was lunch time so we ate a quick lunch at KFC. My kids love "chicken on the bone". We then headed to the Safari Park. It was so nice and empty.

Watching the zipline.

Anthony, Annie, Jakob, Jaieigh, Michael

 

We were just in time to watch the cheetah run. The San Diego Safari Park is the only place that it is legal to run a cheetah. I thought that was interesting.

 

The dog in this picture is the cheetah's friend.

 

 

This is the cheetah back in its' area.

 

 

Riding the tram.

 

Anthony

 

 

Annie

 

 

There were some wild mule deer hanging out.

 

 

Michael

 

 

Sisters

 

 

Brothers

Michael and Anthony

 

 

Jakob

 

 

Michael

 

 

The lion and lioness.

 

 

We were only there a couple of hours but it was just right. No one was crying about tired legs and feet. We did have a surprise when we got back to our car, my battery was dead. I have AAA but didn't want to wait the 45+ minutes so I asked Zoo Security if they would jump me.  They did in about 5 minutes and we were on our way.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

We visited the San Diego Zoo Safari Park yesterday, formally known as the Wild Animal Park.  My pass expires on the 31st of January and now we have to buy the kids passes. I had a few free passes so I used those and the 6 of us got in for $15. Way cool!

This was, by far, the funnest time we have had at the zoo. The kids had a blast. We discovered so many new things. I don't know if there were new attractions or if we just took the time to notice everything. The kids were so interested in everything.

The Lorikeet. My kids with a random kid in the middle.

 

 

Jaileigh

 

 

"Mom, I need your glasses because the sun is shining right in my eyes!"

 

 

Michael, Jaileigh, Jakob, Anthony, Annie

 

 

Riding on the Rhino!

 

 

Annie, Jake and Jaileigh

 

 

 

Michael

 

 

 

Annie on the carousel.

 

 

Michael wanted the black panther and another kid stole it from him so he screamed for over half the ride. Poor Michael!

 

 

Anthony

 

 

Jake

 

 

Jaileigh

 

 

These two were socializing about their cool rides.

 

 

Looking at the huge moniter (lizard).

 

 

 

Tina the hedge hog.

 

 

At the Petting Kraal, petting and brushing the goats.

 

 

Annie and Jaileigh

 

 

 

Anthony, Annie and Jaileigh

 

 

Michael

 

 

Jake and Anthony climbing the bat. Jake still climbs despite his broken arm but he has a hard time getting down.

 

 

 

 

 

A little bit of fear in Jake's face when he realizes he is stuck.

 

 

There is a big marble ball that rolls in water. I specifically told Anthony NOT to get wet because I did not have dry clothes for him to wear. He stuck his head in the water and made sure he didn't get his clothes wet. I was so mad that I made him sit in time out in the choo choo. Then I realized how smart he was being. We had a little chat about being good the rest of the day and then I let him play.

 

 

 

There was a play village for kids to play in. It was themed around an African village.

 

Anthony playing the drum.

 

 

Jake's drum was bigger than he was. He was standing on a step to even reach this high.

 

Michael

 

 

Jaileigh

 

 

Taking a potty and lunch break.

 

 

 Back to the village to play. If you turned this wheel, water came out of a faucet.

 

 

 

Annie watching the water shower out.

 

A view of the water wheel and the faucet. This was a great village for a geography or history lesson.

 

 

Michael building a hut with little logs.

 

 

Jaileigh and Annie helping.

 

 

Jailegih in front of their hut.

 

 

 

Annie laying in the canoe.

 

 

Michael

 

 

Anthony standing on the canoe pretending to be a pirate.

 

 

Jake was being a stinker and wouldn't sit or stand for a group picture.

The best group picture I could get.

 

 

Watching the baby elephants.

 

 

Digging for bones and then they changed their minds and said treasure. The guy that you can see in the upper part of the photo has triplet grandkids. He was amazed at my quads plus one.

 

 

My kids and I both liked this statue.

 

 

Jake and Jaileigh carried their maps around the whole day. They really figured out how to read it. It helps that there were a lot of pictures on it. They told me where they wanted to go next and planned out each move. It was really cute.

 

 

 

Discussing if they should visit the lynx or the lions first.

 

 

This bridge was really neat. When you jumped on it, it moved up and down. The kids really liked it.

Still jumping.

 

 

In the foxes den.

Jake

 

 

I wanted to get another group picture and, of course, Jake was being a stinker again. He wanted out.