Wednesday - The Santa Barbara Zoo

Wednesday morning after Jack's nap we visited the Santa Barbara Zoo. As you can imagine it is a beautiful zoo! The grounds are immaculate and the habitats for the animals are so nice! There is tons of open space for picnics, as well as tables, an outdoor storytelling stage, a play area, and amazing views of the hills and ocean. If I lived here I would be here all the time! It is small and really intimate! Another plus, there was hardly anybody there!

One of Olivia's fav - the flamingos! They are seriously stinky birds though!

My personal fav were the elephants. There were two and we were so close to them! We also got to see them eat, which was fun! They were really entertaining!

The penguins - They have a new baby, but he isn't out yet, so we didn't get to see the latest addition.

Break for a picnic lunch!

Then onto the giraffes, which were pretty cool too. In the background you can see the beach and ocean across the street! Not a bad place to call home! :) Gigi bought food for Olivia to feed them, but she was scared so Gigi did it for her.

It was freezing! Jack had on his hoodie and was wrapped in a blanket! Not quite like a visit to the Ft. Worth zoo this time of year!

In person the view behind Olivia is gorgeous. It's the hills dotted with fabulous homes!

All aboard! Jack is ready for the train ride!

Just a trip to the gift shop and we were done! I asked Olivia what her favorite part of the zoo was and she said, "the gift shop"! Of course!