Thursday, June 5, 2008

Hogle Zoo




We had a perfect day at the park today! The kids were all rested, fed, and excited to go to the zoo and the weather could not have been more amazing!!! This was Tate's first time to go to the zoo (I think...surprisingly) and he LOVED it. He liked all the animals, but he really got EXCITED about the rabbit in a glass cage. I am not sure why the rabbit was the best part for him...he does have a book with a rabbit on it, but it also has a bunch of zoo animals in it as well. Hmmmmm, maybe he will explain it to me when he is older. :) Ben slept through most of it, and when he finally was forced to wake up he put his mom's pull-over over his jacket. Being warm myself, I thought he would want to take it off, but the jacket was "me wings" and remained on until the end. Dallin had a blast being the fearless leader, pushing the stroller, climbing on top of every fence and pretending to be the animals. Near the end of our fun adventure and pushing a stroller up the hills, I realized (once again) how out of shape I am and we all started to feel hungry. Anna was craving a hot dog, I was craving watermelon, and Dallin was "starving", but unfortunately for all of us the snack bar was closed. Fortunately, we were all sustained by a granola bar Anna happened to have and a bag of Skittles I had stashed in my purse...in case of an emergency such as this.





The day was a success! "One of the best days EVER", said Dallin. Afterwards, Josh watched the kids while Anna and I ventured off to try a new restaurant. Dinner was good...and interesting, but the company was the BEST. Thanks Anna!!!

8 comments:

Jenn said...

My kids LOVE the rabbits as well. I think it is because they can get so close to them. It was a good thing the snack bar was closed, everytime we eat at the Zoo we end up talking about how low quality it is for such a high price. YUMMY skittles. How long had they been in the purse?

Stephanie said...

Oh gosh Tate is seriously the sweetest! I love his smile! I cannot wait to take Elle to the zoo. she thinks everything is a dog, so I cannot wait for her to see how big "the dogs" are in the lion cages and the gorilla cages. She will be a freak! hahaha!

Anna said...

you're the sweetest - thanks for a fun day and good memories!

Kristen said...

Love the glasses. You're a cute mama.

Aubrey said...

I love that picture of you and Tate at the very top! SOOOO C-U-T-E!

jill said...

It sounds like you guys had a fun day with the kids! I am excited to take Gavin to the zoo, this year!!

Tara said...

How fun! Looks like you are enjoying having your sisters close by as much as I am! You all look fabulous, too!

Ashley said...

I'm glad you guys had fun, but I'm still sick about the fact that I wasn't there!