Hogle Zoo

A few weekends ago Bogga Bwenna came down and my family had a little "staycation". It was a really great weekend. Friday we went to the drive in. It was pretty fun. The boys thought it was fun to watch a big movie screen outside and be able to make little beds in the back of the truck. Saturday morning we woke up early and went to Hogle Zoo. It was really fun but a looonnnggg day.  We loved seeing the monkeys. Porters favorite attraction was the gorillas. Outside we saw a Mommy, Daddy, and baby gorilla.There is also a new baby elephant. Her name is Zuri. The day we were there, they were actually having her first birthday party. We chose not to participate. I am super yucked out about eating at the zoo. The giraffes were very pretty even though their tongues are super long and gross. In the cat house we actually saw a few of the animals moving around. One of the tigers was pacing back and forth right next to the glass. Rebb loved him. Burk and I both missed Shasta. And we were really disappointed that there were NO bears. The polar bears have been moved for a year or so because they are building a new Arctic Encounter. It was way hot and most of us got a little sunburn. My happy happy Rebb Man was so good. He is so content to be outside. I swear we could walk around for days and he would never make a peep. Especially when there is lots going on for him to watch. On the way home we went to Chuck a rama to eat dinner. Rebb and Jace ate all of our money's worth. Diddy had a slurpee he liked so much he waited until none of us were watching and swiped one from the table next to us. It was a really fun day. On Sunday we went to the park and had a picnic. We were having so much fun we didn't even notice we were there for six hours. We played tennis and set up a croquet course. We took washers and had a tournament and played soccer, baseball and sat around eating fruit and other picnic goodies. It was a really great weekend and I loved spending time with my awesome family. We had originally wanted to go on some sort of small vacation but it ended up that the  boys had just as much fun doing things around here. And I was really happy to be able to sleep in my own bed, at my own house without any hotel fees. Thanks again all, it was fun to spend time with you, and we made lots of memories I will cherish forever. Love You Guys.