There was a good sized group of us that went. Carrie and Joy came with me and the boys and we met up with Clair, Stacey, Makenna and Hope at the Hogle Zoo. The first animals we saw were the monkeys and the elephants. Their eyes got all big watching the elephants and Zach oohed a lot over them.
The carousel in the zoo was great and I think it was probably the biggest hit among all the kids. Looking back on it now I wish I would have taken the boys on it. I wasn't sure how they would react, but after seeing how Hope enjoyed it I think they would have had fun.
By the time we reached the giraffes the boys fell asleep. We spent some more time walking through the zoo with everyone before we headed out. Carrie had a staring match with a giraffe and Joy got drooled on by a sloth...good times!
It was great to see Clair and his family and I appreciated the time they took to come down to Salt Lake to meet up with us.
After leaving the zoo Carrie navigated us to Lone Star Taqueria for lunch. The little taco joint has some massive burritos and I'm all about a good burrito, so I was excited to try one. I wasn't disappointed, but my belly could have gone with the half size rather than full.
We spent the rest of the afternoon shopping (yuck). I really dislike shopping, but in Cordova your shopping options are slim, if not altogether void. I had a modest list and stuck to it pretty good, which made it a little less painful. Carrie was a great help to me and watched the boys when I had clothes I needed to try on. I was able to get pretty much everything I needed for myself, Darius and the boys in one area, and was happy to have it out of the way.
