Hogle Zoo

We spent the last week in Star Valley saying good-bye to my family one last time before our cross-country trek.  Most of the week was miserable cold and rainy and even a little snowy, so we were stuck inside a lot.  My mom and dad both had to work a lot of the week, so they didn't get to spend as much time with Parker as they wanted to, but Friday, we went to Salt Lake to Hogle Zoo.  After the zoo, we went to the Mayan for dinner.  Parker still asks every once in a while to go back and watch the guys jump in the water.  He had the perfect seat to see the diving, and he loved it.  

This first picture is not from the zoo as you can see.  On Saturday and Sunday, the weather was finally nice enough to go outside.  We did a bunch of work out in the yard on Saturday, and Parker was lot of help cleaning up the grass and mowing the lawn as you can imagine. On Sunday, Grandpa and Grandma took the kids (Parker, Hallie, and Boskey) on a fourwheeler ride up Swift Creek.

Parker loved the carousel ride with Grandma.  As soon as it stopped he asked for more.
I don't remember what he was looking at here, but he loved everything at the zoo.  It's so fun to watch him try to take everything in.

Parker and Grandma watching the bird show.  I thought my dad was crazy for thinking Parker would sit through a bird show, but he sat through the entire thing and loved every minute of it.
Him and Grandpa in front of the elephants.
I don't know why, but I love this picture.  We have very few pictures of the little man with both grandparents, so I think this is a great picture to have.
A family picture with the tigers.

We are so glad we have been able to spend these last few weeks with family.  It will definitely be tough to be so far away from everyone for four years, and we will miss them all a lot.  It has been such a blessing to have time to visit.  Parker will miss all his cousins, and has loved the time he's spent with them.  It may, however be a blessing to have him away from his Uncle Boskey's influence for a while.  Brandon may have taught him to say a few things that are better left unsaid, and he reinforced it so much that since we've been home, Parker will say the things he learned from him, and then say "Brandon says"  Oh well, I guess that's what uncles are for huh?