Because Nothing Says Family Fun Like Being Stalked By A Tiger

As promised, here are a few photos from day 2 of our 10th anniversary trip to San Diego - all taken at the one and only San Diego Zoo.

Eden's first petting zoo experience.

I highly recommend that you enlarge the third photo in the above series. Eden is, what at least one parenting book refers to as, "assertive." I'm not sure exactly what she was about to unleash on this poor innocent boy for touching her hippo, but I'm glad Peter was there to stop it.

We might have been kicked out of the Zoo forever.

One of the things I really love about the San Diego Zoo is that many of the enclosures are designed to allow you a chance to get right up next to the animals (if they so choose) without bars or moats in the way. The tiger enclosure has several walls made of very thick Plexiglas-like material. When we first stopped by one of these enclosures, nobody else was crowding around so we let Eden out of her stroller so that she could get a good look at the tiger standing at the top of a little hill.

This apparently gave the tiger a chance for a good look at Eden as well. He decided to mosey on down...

Eden called the tiger "Sheba."

I'm pretty sure the tiger was looking at Eden and thinking "snack." Thank goodness for Plexiglas.


Ah, San Diego. We love you and will always think of you with great affection.

I think we're okay with leaving "Sheba" behind though.