Safari Park

Ella, Gary and I had a mini-vacay this weekend in San Diego...we had SO much fun!  We went to the Safari Park on Friday...

Waiting for the tram (or "jolly barn" as Ella calls it!)...

It started a little shaky on the tram, but it ended well...

My cute little bats...

Ella's favorite animals at the park were the giraffes...

That place is a WORKOUT.  Seriously, it was so much fun, but I don't think I'd go there more than once every few years...I'm not in good enough shape! ;)  The great part about it though is that my never sleeps in the car child did this in about 45 seconds...

We checked into the Rancho Bernardo Inn & Spa and played at the pool.  We really loved the hotel- I would definitely stay there again.  We ate dinner at Veranda and had a great view...

We got a little bored waiting for dinner...

So we took some silly photos...

But it was worth the wait...so yummy!

Ella, the adventurous eater, even ate calamari tentacles! 

The next day Ella was super excited to visit her cousins for Brice's second birthday!

She had a great time in the bounce house...

And even gave the birthday boy a hug...

We have to give BIG thanks to grandma and grandpa for watching Everett over night!  The safari park is definitely not the place for a 6 month old, and Ella was so happy to have so much time alone with mommy and daddy!  GREAT weekend!!!!