Utah's Hogle Zoo

We were able to go to the Zoo last week on a beautiful afternoon! Gracie has been asking to go see the baby elephant, Zuri, and the baby Giraffe so off we went. There were so many new babies to see and they were all so cute.

It was perfect, we went in late afternoon when Jake got off work and there was hardly anybody there. The sun was shining and we were a happy little family. Garrett loved every minute of it. That kid is obsessed with animals.

We are reading Harry Potter right now and Gracie would not leave without going to see the snakes... I teased her that the glass would disapear and the boa would come get us.. Ha ha!

Love the Zoo!

Making Progress

The NO deer hunt!

We went up to Vernal for the Deer hunt (as we do every year) with the Thomas Family. It is such a great time as long as nobody shoots poor Bambi... This year was a success in my book. The kids had a great time playing outside, riding the 4 wheelers, and fishing. Gracie caught a few fish and a baby snake with the help of Aubrey. eeww! The forest fairies showed up this year again and Natalie told the kids ghost stories... the children were mesmerized...very enchanting! All the kids came away with a bag full of goodies and a very charming mini ghost lantern. We love sitting by the campfire at night while the kids are tucked in the trailers with their chocolate milk and movies! We had a great time and the weather was wonderful!

I guess I should note that the very next weekend was the elk hunt and my sweet dear husband happened to kill one of those beautiful animals. This is his second elk in two years... we all know Ernie! This one Gracie named Elmo but later changed his name to something else that I can't remember now. Anyway, Jake was lucky and shot a six point elk on public property and a general tag. I am not happy about it but he is proud. I think this one will have to live in the garage.

Birthday Party!

Gracie had 2 birthday parties this year to celebrate her 5th birthday. I cannot believe how fast time flies. Wow! five already?

Anyway, We celebrated Gracie and Mya's Birthday together with the Thomas clan on Sunday since their actual birthdays are only 3 days apart. It was perfect. The family got together at Granny Goose and Papa's and the girls shared a cake and opened what seemed like a million gifts. We were very lucky Gracie could even go to her party because she was throwing up sick the day before. She hadn't eaten in a day and a half and she was even scared to eat her cake for fear of getting sick again.

The day of her actual birthday we went to Bouncin off the walls (because we don't have a house yet) and it was soo much fun. Everybody had a great time sliding down the huge slide and bounin around. Gracie still wasn't 100% better and ended up spreading her sickness to 10 people... sooo sorry people! I still feel bad about that. It was a great time and Gracie loved having all her friends there.

Foundation....

We have a foundation.... Basement, concrete walls... whatever you want to call it is fine with me! I am a happy girl and I love seeing the progress of our NEW HOME!