The Zoo and a Birthday

For McKenna's birthday this year we decided a trip to celebrate it with a zoo trip. So Mike was able to get Friday off, luckily, and we took our lovely time all morning before heading up. (For me it was very nice) We were going to go look at a dog when we first reached A.F. area, but due to a delay on the other party we looked around and visited one of Mike and the girls' favorite stores, Petsmart! When we finally met with the dog people, it didn't turn out very well, the dog really did not like the girls and even bit Kenna a few times, not hard enough to break the surface luckily. So it turned out to be a no go. The people seemed irritated when we parted, but it just was not going to work.
We did a little shopping and ate dinner at Chuck-o-rama then headed to Shilo's house. The girls love playing at her house, all the new and different toys than at home and their cute little puppy. We got up and ready early, though with a change to plans we headed off to Hogle Zoo. It was a beautiful day, still quite warm but beautiful.
My mom and brothers and sisters ended up coming up, half of which had not ever been to the zoo and the others too young to remember, though we took Sena two years ago with us. The kids loved it for the most part. They really liked the new section with the polar bear and seals. Though people crowded around the polar bear area and never left, so we barely squished the kids in and took a couple pictures up close enough to really see.
We had changed our plans to a picnic at a park, but it didn't work out quite like we hoped and ended up back at Shilo and Ryans celebrating Kenna's bday there. We ate really yummy sandwiches and cake. Then we headed to the mall to do a little more shopping and gave my siblings back to my parents. Though Kenna was extremely happy to have Shilo and Ryan's foster baby back, a little too happy for a tired and ornery girl.
We ate a late dinner when we got back to the house and went to bed. The girls weren't up quite as early as the day before, luckily, but still woke the baby up. We enjoyed lunch with them before heading off to Cabelas. Kenna luckily fell asleep along the short drive so we laid a blanket down in the cart so she'd hopefully sleep a little longer. It worked. Yeah! for a little while, still good for her. We actually didn't stay as long as normal due to Kenna's head injury while running around (see earlier 'accidents' post). We stopped by  my aunts in S. to drop something off to my mom and headed for home. We did stop in Nephi for some oh so yummy chinese food!! Our favorite Chinese place!! We made it home all together and to our house still there. It was a good weekend! Kenna and Brooke loved it, though neither of them wanted to leave. Thank you again to Shilo and Ryan for feeding us and letting us stay with you. And for my siblings who helped us celebrate making it more special for her. And an apology to my other two siblings who I never told. Sorry I have had a lot of stress the past month, that's my excuse.

Since we celebrated McKenna's bday Saturday we didn't really celebrate it on Monday. Though we took her to finish shopping for her bday, since there wasn't enough time up north.
I'm glad we have such an easy goin' child, yet on the other hand she is so full of energy and wild almost all the time that it wears us out. And yet she loves to go anywhere, help with anything we're doing, loves to play with her sister and friends, isn't afraid of much (hence climbing up a ladder and onto the roof by herself), loves to share (most of the time), loves to cuddle in the mornings and always happy to see mom or dad. We love you baby girl!!! You're growing up too fast.

 These monkeys always look so sad when we see them. hmmm....

Suri getting her treat after doing her trick.

 We told her to tell the elephants bye so she started waving to them as she told them bye bye.

She thought it was awesome she could ride with no hands!

 Brooke is really into cheesing the camera now!

She tried to pull the lit candles out and I had told her no, so she wasn't sure what to do when I wanted her to come closer to blow out the candles. lol. It took some coaxing.











She started putting the frosting on like shaving cream. Even put some on her dad.