On day 2, we went to Hogle Zoo. Our family loves the zoo! This was by far one of the best trips to the zoo that we have ever had. We went in the afternoon and they had just fed the animals so they were all very active. We saw all sorts of new things. It was especially fun having Sadie experience the zoo. This was her first year of really being able to take it all in and she was fascinated. She kept saying over and over, "WOW!" She especially loved the monkeys.
Overall, it has been a great spring break. We also had Easter mixed in there, which I will do a separate post about. Today is our last day of spring break and I am just letting the kids hang out, play, etc. My house looks like a tornado hit it and I am exhausted, but it was all worth it. Happy spring break 2009!
Riding on the train at Hogle Zoo. The ticket guy was so nice and let us wait for a new train just so the kids could sit backwards in the "caboose". They have never done this before so it was really fun for them!
So, it looks like Cayden has almost caught up to the Gorilla!
The Peacocks in the peacock on the carrousel
Sadie, Rob and McKell.
Ashlee on the "extinct" snow leopard. (We've been watching "The Planet Earth" series as a family so they have a whole new appreciation for nature.)
Riding the carrousel
Sadie LOVED the monkeys. They were all very active and jumping around. Much like my own children after we feed them!
Hanging out with the giraffes
McKell watching the elephant eat. This elephant is actually going to have a baby soon. Rob pointed out to me that an elephant's gestation is 22 months. WOW! I guess I can't complain about 9 months, eh?
Sadie at the Living Aquarium. She is in a canoe in the marshlands.
We just had to get a photo of Ashlee after the Stingray exhibit. As you can see, there is one little patch on one sleeve that stayed dry. Otherwise, she was completely soaked including her hair. She loved every minute of it.
The electric eel
The alligator
Turtles
Ashlee & McKell at the marshland
This was such a cool starfish - actually a sea star. It was alive and the kids got to touch it and feel the suctions underneath.
They had quite a few sharks in the shark exhibit. The kids thought this one was extra interesting because of his tooth that was sticking out.
The stingray in the pool
Ashlee in complete heaven-touching the stingray
The girls just studied their oceanography unit at school so they really were interested in seeing all of the thing they had learned about. They loved this beautiful coral reef with the tropical fish.
More coral
The octopus exhibit
The underside of the octopus
The jellyfish exhibit was amazing. There were glow lights that changed colors so you could really see the jellyfish.
Sadie was so intrigued by the jellyfish. I think we could have left her there all day to watch them.
Another eel 
They had a section of the museum just about the fish life in Utah. This is in front of the lake trout.
Riding on the train at Hogle Zoo. The ticket guy was so nice and let us wait for a new train just so the kids could sit backwards in the "caboose". They have never done this before so it was really fun for them!
So, it looks like Cayden has almost caught up to the Gorilla!
The Peacocks in the peacock on the carrousel
Sadie, Rob and McKell.
Ashlee on the "extinct" snow leopard. (We've been watching "The Planet Earth" series as a family so they have a whole new appreciation for nature.)
Riding the carrousel
Sadie LOVED the monkeys. They were all very active and jumping around. Much like my own children after we feed them!
Hanging out with the giraffes
McKell watching the elephant eat. This elephant is actually going to have a baby soon. Rob pointed out to me that an elephant's gestation is 22 months. WOW! I guess I can't complain about 9 months, eh?
Sadie at the Living Aquarium. She is in a canoe in the marshlands.
We just had to get a photo of Ashlee after the Stingray exhibit. As you can see, there is one little patch on one sleeve that stayed dry. Otherwise, she was completely soaked including her hair. She loved every minute of it.
The electric eel
The alligator
Turtles
Ashlee & McKell at the marshland
This was such a cool starfish - actually a sea star. It was alive and the kids got to touch it and feel the suctions underneath.
They had quite a few sharks in the shark exhibit. The kids thought this one was extra interesting because of his tooth that was sticking out.
The stingray in the pool
Ashlee in complete heaven-touching the stingray
The girls just studied their oceanography unit at school so they really were interested in seeing all of the thing they had learned about. They loved this beautiful coral reef with the tropical fish.
More coral
The octopus exhibit
The underside of the octopus
The jellyfish exhibit was amazing. There were glow lights that changed colors so you could really see the jellyfish. 
Sadie was so intrigued by the jellyfish. I think we could have left her there all day to watch them.
Another eel 
They had a section of the museum just about the fish life in Utah. This is in front of the lake trout.
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