Hogle Zoo

 Last Sunday we went to UT to see friends, play around and for some appointments. We decided it would be fun to take Gav to the Zoo. I had never been to the SLC zoo and the last time Sean went he was very young. Gavin LOVES animals and we were excited to take him. When we were telling him where we were going, he got this huge smile on his face and said "animals?! go to zoo to see animals?" He then preceded to name every animal that he could. When we got there half of the zoo was under construction, but there was still a ton to see. We saw monkeys, giraffes, tigers, snakes, birds, rhinos (there is nothing quite like a 2 yr old trying to say rhinoceros), elephants and so much more. Gavin and Daddy went on the carousel, and the look on his face was priceless. At the end of the trip Daddy took all 3 of us on a train ride around the zoo. This may have been the highlight of the trip for Gavin. He adores trains and was so excited. He stared at all the animals and listened to every word the conductor said. We stopped by the gift shop on the way out and

bought Gav an animal puzzle. (He still plays with it for hours at a time!) 

It was so much fun and I cannot wait to take him back.

Sometimes I cannot believe how big he is getting.

He was slightly scared of the gorilla, and refused to get out of the stroller.

 

 

 After the zoo, we met up with Lyndsey and Emery  for lunch at one of our favorite places ever, Cafe Rio. The lunch was delicious as always and the company was even better. I had so much fun catching up with Lyndsey and I was thankful she could find a minute in her crazy schedule with school and baby to come see us! Plus this lunch went way better than the one we tried to have in GA.