Oakland Zoo

At the beginning of the year I jumped on a deal from Mamapedia and bought us a family pass for the Oakland Zoo. It was a great deal (which of course I love), where the pass for the whole year cost us the same as making one visit. Saturday was our first time using our passes.

When Arran was little we used to take him to the San Francisco Zoo on the free days quite often,  and he loved it, but then they changed the rules and restricted the free days so that only those actually living in the city could get in for free. It was never a zoo that I loved, to be honest, I just loved that he enjoyed it so much. We had only been to the Oakland Zoo one time before, on Arran's first birthday, so it felt pretty new to all of us.

The amphibian displays have always been a hit with Arran, and of course they all love the petting zoo areas.

 Giraffes are so amazing. Asia really wanted to see them and they were the first animals she looked for on the map.

The weather was great and it always feels good to get outdoors and enjoy it. We certainly got some exercise with all that walking and the kids ended up exhausted (as evidenced by the sudden increase in whining towards the end) so much so that all three fell asleep on the way home. The girls have been know to fall asleep on occasion if they are really tired, but for Arran to do that at his age, well that was quite the surprise, we really wore them out.