Staycation Day 3

Staycation Day 3: October 16th 2010

Stop 1: Hogle Zoo

You can't go to the zoo without stopping by the lion head watering fountain. I have a picture with the fountain from when I was a kid so it's fun to get ones with my kids as well.

We were lucky enough to get there right before they did an Elephant show. They showed how they taught the baby elephant how to show the trainers the backs of her ears and her feet.

Snack time on the Rhino statue.

The monkey house. The boys loved watching the monkeys swinging from the trees. I think they wanted to join in, but couldn't because the glass was in the way.

Aaron's new favorite spot, on Daddy's shoulders. The boys loved the reptile building.

As a kid I remember always having to have the map and direct us where to go. I remember trips where my parents had to get four maps so my brothers and myself could all have our own maps. Joseph is just starting to get into maps. It is fun to see him start loving what I loved.

Riding the Tigers.

This is one of the few shots of the boys where you can also really tell what they are looking at. So here are the boys with the Camels.
Sitting on the Gorilla'a lap.
We always have to make a stop at the playgroud at the Zoo. Here is Aaron on an Aligator.
Joseph sliding down a snake.
We got tickets for the train. The boys love train rides.
On the train looking at the Bison.
Stop 2: This is the Place

We happened to go on the weekend that they were celebrating Halloween. It was lots of fun for the kids. They were given trick or treat bags and were able to go trick or treating to some of the houses there.

We also got to ride the train around the park. The boys were in heaven two train rides in one day.
They also had some games set up. I love the different way the boys play.
Here is Joseph playing. Throwing the hoop on the hat.
Here is Aaron. Putting the loop on the hat.
Joseph trowing the bean bags.
Aaron dropping the bean bags.
Joseph really loved this toy. You pull the strings to get the bear to the top. It's the same motions you would use to milk a cow. They used this toy back in pioneer time to teach kids how to milk cows.
With a ticket into the park you get to go on three "rides". The rides here are not roller coasters. The boys wanted to go ride a horse. They let them ride the horse together. They loved it.
We also went on a hay ride. We were also going to go to the petting zoo but ran out of time.
Our family in front of This is the Place Monument.
While opening the door to leave the park Joseph had his finger stung by a wasp. He was not a very happy camper. We had to go to the store and get him some benadryl. Once the swelling went down he was fine.This is the end of our Staycation. We probably could have hit one more place like Red Butte Gardens but Joseph got invited to a birthday party and really wanted to go. Plus we were all exhaused from three days of playing hard. It was fun to stay home an explore what things there are to do here.