Finally......We Made It!!

Finally, everything fell into place this week. We were able to make it to Salt Lake City to the Hogal Zoo. We watched the weather reports, flights and everything looked good. The kids were so excited they could barely sleep. Everyone was up and ready to go in plenty of time to catch our flight. The airport was packed with people and their luggage. Lucky for us they took a full plane and we make the flight We were greeted in Salt Lake by blue skys and warm sunshine. We made a quick stop at McDonalds for breakfast. They were too excited to eat.

We pulled into the parking lot and were greeted by the sight of hundreds of people going inside. So much for being early and avoiding the crowds. Lucky for us we still have our membership and zoomed past the crowds, ticket lines, and went straight to the entrance.

Our first stop was the train. Reganne was concerned that there weren't any doors on the train. What if she fell out. Once the train started she forgot all about falling out and enjoyed the ride.

Rylee & Ryder in the Discovery Zone

The kids ran and played while we waited for Grandma JeanAnn and Grandpa Chris to arrive.

Reganne & Rylee....My Little Ducklings

Ryder trying to help the little ducklings hatch. He wanted them to come out and play with him.

The girls love the monkey bars, but they always want my help holding them up. So no pictures of that. As I turned around Ryder yelled Mom take a picture of me on the monkey bars. This is what I saw. He was swinging for all his was worth on the side bars.

Reganne & The Elephant

This was were she really wanted her picture taken. Ryder wanted nothing to do with him, he made strange noises. We waited patiently for the little girl to finish her turn. After about five minutes of waiting we asked if she would let Reganne sit there. She reluctantly moved off and Reganne climbed on. However, the little girl wouldn't move away and stood there the whole time. Notice her face she wasn't going to let anyone take her spot. I looked around for her parents, she was completely by herself.

Kids and the Conservation Carousel

Rylee and the Bison, Ryder and the Monkey, Reganne and the Poisen Dart Frog. I was standing between Reganne & Ryder for support and to make sure Ryder didn't fall off he isn't 42 inches tall.

Uncle Bryan, Aunt Becca, Rylee, and Reganne

We were glade Bryan & Becca were able to come and spend the day with us as well. They were all watching the Gorilla slowly move around. Reganne was mad that I interrupted with a picture.

The Peacock & Reganne

She was fascinated and a little scared of the peacock. He started crowing and Reganne started to mimic him. He moved slowly towards her and she freaked and moved back. When he stopped Reganne decided to talk to him again as he moved around the grass.

When we asked what their favorite thing in the zoo was. Rylee's was the gift shop, Reganne's was the gift shop, and Ryder's was the Tigers. They had saved their allowance for the month so they could buy something. Rylee bought pencils to share with her friends. Reganne bought an elephant stamp, butterfly necklace and tattoo. Ryder bought a semi-truck.

Reganne, Breeonah, and the dogs.

We made a quick visit to Grandpa Waters. He looks pretty good for just waking up and having the kids run around his room. Then we stopped by the old house. We were greeted by Brandon, Kim, and Family, Kelly and her friends. They were busy working on the house getting it ready for tile. Dave quickly jumped into help. The kids quickly found the dogs and played with them until the dogs ran away.

We caught the late flight home and everyone slept in their own beds by 11:00pm. It was a great day having fun with family and enjoying the great weather.