Behind the Scenes

Since moving back to CA, I've gotten in touch with one of my dear childhood friends, Brittany.  It's so fun to think that we've known each other since 4th grade, can go months, even years without talking, and, then, pick up right where we had left off before.  So, a couple of weeks ago, we went to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park (aka the Wild Animal Park, for those of us that have been around awhile) with Brittany, her daughter, Olivia, Alie, and Baby Jack.  Brittany's friend Laura works at the Park, so we were able to go behind the scenes and meet some of the animals.  I'm not going to remember any of the names but we saw probably 30 or more animals!  What a great experience!  

To save myself the time, I just copied this from my sister, Alie's blog, blog.doublejones.com:

"Because I can’t remember the exact names (or species) of the animals, I’ll summarize what we saw: a cheetah, a tiny porcupine that fits in your hand, a big porcupine that will curl up in your lap to give you kisses, two alligators, a hawk, three tortoises, a beautiful Australian bird (that is a “pest” in Australia — like our seagulls — but we think the bird beautiful here in the U.S.), wild dogs (the most rare wild dogs in the world, I might add), tiny white foxes, a lizard, and prairie dogs. Oh, and an owl or two. Am I missing anything? (Yes! We also saw an anteater named Lulu(?). She was adorable!)"

Brittany with Olivia, Morgan, and Sadie

Sadie feeding the bird.  It's a really pretty (can't remember the name) bird to us in the USA, but in Australia, they think of these birds as pests because there are so many.  Compare it to how we feel about seagulls.

Alie, Jack, Morgan, Brittany, Olivia.