First Time Fishing!

      A few weeks ago it was free fishing day in Utah. (I LOVE free!) My awesome uncle volunteered to take P and, Q fishing for their very first time! They were both super excited. We tried for a little bit at a nearby pond about, an hour later we hadn't even had a single bite. It was decided that it was time to kinda cheat (only a little bit... Ya gotta catch a fish the first time you go fishing right?) so, we took the boys to a trout farm not too far away.  

     At the trout farm not only can you catch the fish, you can also feed them. The boys both thought this was the coolest thing ever! They would throw a small handful of fish food and, all the trout would jump, splash and, fight for the food.

Q especially  loved it!!

    After, a short time of feeding the fish it was finally time to start catching some. P and, Aunt Handy stuck the pole in and, caught a fish almost instantly.

    He thought it was AWESOME to see the fish flop around but, wanted nothing to do with touching it.

 


    Next, it was Q's turn to catch a fish. It took him and, Uncle alot longer to catch their fish.

 Ten tries later, they caught one.

   After, a little coaxing Q thought it was kinda neat to touch the fish.

    Then, it was back to feeding the fish again. Over all, it was a pretty great day. Plus, we got to finish it off by eating some yummy grilled fish (we were too busy eating for any pictures).

My Monkeys at the ZOO

      As I mentioned before, the Zoo in Utah was really cheap for military members and their families on Saturday as part of Armed Forces day.  So cheap in fact that instead of the dollar admission, they let us in for FREE!! (We saved 40 dollars awesome right?) The pictures tend to speak for themselves but, I of course will narrate a few of them. : )

I've always loved this fountain!

Why look at the Tigers, when you can ride one?

The boys actually got to feel a tiger skin right before we left, it was awesome!

       This was Q's VERY favorite part of the Zoo. My sweet boy is obsessed with monkeys. For him to actually see live monkeys running, jumping and, swinging in front of him was SO awesome! It TOTALLY made his whole week!

    These pictures don't even do justice to how impressed he was. I'm pretty sure we stood there just watching for a good 15 minutes.

Grandma was a good sport and, let me take her photo too

More monkeys. Do you see what Q has in his hand?

At this point they were done. Hungry and tired so we called it a day.

They must have played harder than I thought cause they crashed very early that night. It was such a great day!

Armed Forces Day!!

    We will be spending our first Armed Forces Day at the ZOO!!! Last night, my Mom told me about this AWESOME website called One Cheap Chick. It just so happens that Cheap Chick wrote yesterday about not one but, TWO deals in Utah for Military families. Today, all military members and their families can get into the Hogle Zoo or, the Tracy Aviary for just a dollar! Such a great deal since normally admission is 10 per person at the Zoo. Expect lots of pictures tomorrow of my two monkeys (P & Q of course), hanging out with all of their Zoo buddies.

HAPPY ARMED FORCES DAY!!! How are you spending today?