A Trip to the Zoo

We went to the Hogle Zoo on Friday.  What a beautiful day!  There were a lot of people, but compared to the last few times we've gone when there have been a lot of school groups, the crowd didn't seem as bad.  It was the first time we saw the newly built "Rocky Shores" which we loved.  The big windows that allowed us to see the animals swimming were really, really cool.  The zoo has a big section closed off to build an "African Savanna" which will be amazing when it's done, but the kids were a little disappointed not to be able to play on the playground or ride the train.

 

Also I just wanted to send a big congratulations to Thomas who has finally lost his first tooth. Since Kindergarten kids have given Thomas a hard time for not having lost a tooth yet.  He'd act tough telling them that maybe he was born with his adult teeth in already.  When Natalie announced in December that her first tooth had fallen out, Thomas just sobbed and sobbed.  Thomas was very excited when his first tooth began to move, but before it became very loose, a second tooth came up behind it (see above).  It's what dentists call a "shark tooth" and sometimes if it's too far back it doesn't loosen the baby tooth's roots.  We thought we'd have to have his baby tooth pulled out,but fortunately it did finally come out on it's own.

This last week we've been soaking up the sun, loving the Spring weather, and getting a lot of yard work done.  Spring is so refreshing and wonderful--my very favorite time of year!