For our fourth wedding anniversary, Jenn and I decided to go up to Santa Barbara, California, for a long weekend ... with Max and Charlotte in tow, of course. (It's just too soon to spend an entire weekend without them!) After an extended morning delay we finally got under way. Our first stop was the Santa Barbara Zoo! The goal there was to give Charlotte and Max an opportunity to run around after the ~2-hour drive up.
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The first thing we did was to enjoy lunch. And this character seemed pretty keen on snapping up any crumbs we might have left behind (a privilege normally enjoyed by Lucy and Rufus). Anyone know what kind of bird this is? The one zoo associate I asked couldn't tell me.
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After lunch we got to looking at the animals. Max and Charlotte are looking at some of the zoo's five giraffes. The one closest to us was grasping at some food with its tongue, a food acquisition technique which Max is proudly demonstrating.
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Max and Charlotte discover the koi pond!
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And take a closer look.
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An even closer look was necessary, it would appear.
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Charlotte and Max lounge in one of the lounge chairs in the yard of
the Upham Hotel, our temporary residence for the weekend. Charlotte is partaking of the complimentary crackers offered by the Upham at happy hour (they also provide free wine and cheese). The beauty of staying at the Upham is that they have a wonderful restaurant on the first floor. So, armed with our trusty baby monitor, Jenn and I were able to enjoy a nice meal + a glass of champagne (or two!) secure in the knowledge that our babies were sleeping peacefully just one floor above us.
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They also provide free breakfast. Max got a start to his day with some bananas and oatmeal ...
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... while Charlotte had a hankering for some cream cheese.
To be continued ...
--- Shawn (for Jenn and Charlotte and Max and Lucy and Rufus)
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