The Zoo

My parents and little sister, Emmalee, came to visit this week.  It was great having them here.  The kids loved having other people to play with and to show what they like to do at our house.  I especially loved having the extra hands to hold Ty, help make dinner, do the dishes, etc. 

On Wednesday, June 2nd, we made the trek to Albuquerque to the zoo.  We got there at lunchtime and had a picnic at the park across the street from the zoo. Then we hit the zoo. 

Here's a some little monkeys I saw running around.

The kids loved this little chimp. (I think it's a chimpanzee, right?)

Of course we rode the train.

Here's a good view of Ty's one tooth on the top.  Hopefully the other one comes in soon to balance things out.

King Jack

The gang in search of some shade.  It was super hot!

Refreshing ice cream break.

The kids LOVE the zoo playground.

As we were leaving Ty finally fell asleep.  Isn't Kate a great hider?  You can't even see her pouting, I mean, hiding, behind my legs.

After the zoo we stopped by Aunt Karen's house to say hi.  Then we had a few more errands to run before we headed home.  I wish my family could go to ABQ with me all the time.  It was great to have helpers and great company!

I snapped this picture of my dad and Ty the other night.  My dad tried really hard to get Ty to like him and he did warm up to him.  It just took a while and he had to start over every morning. 

Visit with Grandma, Grandpa and Emmy

My parents and little sis, Emmy, spent Thursday through Saturday with us while Emmalee had her Spring Break.

We went to the visitor center at Temple Square for a few minutes after picking Grandma up from the Family History Library. Here are a few pics.


Jack learned really quickly to ask for money to throw in the fountain. Too bad I only had two coins since Jack is the one that always goes through my purse and loses my change.


On Friday we went to the zoo. It was a little chilly, but it was still fun.

Watching the elephant reach up to eat.

In the new tiger area.

Jack loved seeing the meerkats. He squealed everytime he saw one. There's one in the picture that's running away.

And, as always the highlight of any trip to the zoo -- riding the train!

Jack said "too, too" during the whole train ride. I think he's finally getting into trains. He loves his Geotrax and the new train table. Lots of fun!

It was fun having my family visit. Jack kept Grandma and Grandpa busy playing basketball in his room. Kate and Emmy did lots of story-reading and dressing up. And of course we ate some good food. Thanks for coming Mom and Dad and Emmy!