Zoo Day!!

Casey & his brother Shelby & I had planned a fun Bear Lake day for last Saturday...but the weather was not Bear Lake friendly at all. So - we decided to head to Hogle Zoo. And...so did everyone else in the upper 6 counties! It was PACKED! We had to park quite a ways away in some gravel patch - but we made it. For how full the parking lot was, the actual inside of the zoo wasn't that crowded.

Aren't we cute?

We totally matched - I thought that was funny. Right when we walked in the gates, the train was just returning and there wasn't a line, so we headed that way. It was $1/person. And that was $1 too much. I don't remember the train ride being that freaking lame when I was little. You didn't even get to see many animals. There were turkey vultures (ew) and some buffalo & a raven. Yep....a raven. Lame. So - if you're wondering - I do not recommend the train ride.

Ahhhhh!!! Don't eat me!!

I thought this would be a funny picture.

Caleb wasn't on the same brain wave.

Caleb's favorite was the cougar. I don't know why. I thought he'd love the bear or the tiger...but he loved the cougar & just growled & growled & growled. The animals were more active than I remember them being - probably because of the cooler weather. Shayden (Shelby's son) called the zebra's zee-bees. How cute is that?

I think animals are fascinating. My favorites were the rhinos, the penguins, the baby meerkats, the baby giraffe & the baby snow leopard. There are some weird, weird creatures roaming around this earth.

Checking out the penguins. I don't think I'd ever seen a giraffe laying down.

It looked very uncomfortable.

The baby :)

On Sunday I met my friends Kelly & MaLynda at the gateway for some browsing & lunch. We are funny girls. We just browse & don't spend. I spent a whopping $10 at Hot Topic on some cute knee high socks & some nail files. We at at the Rumbi Island Grill. It was delicious. We each got a different salad & they all looked wonderful. I love my friends :)