Zoo, Dog Park, Aquarium Oh My!

What a fun filled weeks it's been here in Houston!! Jeff left us on Wednesday and heading back to Salt Lake :( So we decided to head to the zoo with Aunt Lacey and our friends Jeff and John. We had such a great time eventhough it was raining the whole time!

We headed to the carousel to seek refuge from the rain. The boys had a blast riding on the animals.

The boys are really really into animals right now so it was so fun to see them light up at the sight of all the different animals. They had been talking about it for DAYS!! John and Jeff were soooooooo helpful and fun to be with!! Hopefully we can go back again soon when it's not so rainy.

At the beginning of our trip it was only a light rain so we were able to see some of the animals like the giraffes. So exciting!!

Later in the week we headed out to see my friend Natalie and her little girl Allie. What a cutie! The boys had a great time in their "swing".

Mr. Archie has grooved right in with the pack of dogs here. All of them get very excited when there are squirrels out from. Ofcourse this is cause for a three alarm barking session.

We have also been to the dog park a couple times. The boys LOVE to look at all the dogs and Mr. Archie is a fan too!! Not sure when we will go back though because Ms. Mia (white dog) got stung by been and almost died!! She was rushed to the ER Vet clinic and will be ok. It was close though. We love you mimi!!!


Today we went to the Downtown Aquarium. It was soooooooo fun!!! It has a little theme park attached to it with some fun rides and characters. (above 'Sharkey' with the boys, Anne, and Me)

The boys with "Sharkey". Lookin' cool guys.

They theme park area also had fair style games with bubbles blowing all around. It was really fun for the boys to run around through them!!

Jeff's new job here in Houston is running the railroad for the park. Just kidding. They had a little train that went through a shark tank.

All aboard!! Grant kept saying it and saying "honk honk, all aboard". We're ready to go!

Inside the shark tank. Grant and Daddy.

Reed and Grangie looking at the sharks.

Next was the ferris wheel. It wasn't my personal favorite but we still had a good time. (Reed and Grangie)

Daddy and Grant were in the other cab with Grandpa. We went really high up!

Next we did the carousel. We each got to pick out our own sea creature. It was fun for Jeff and I to ride next to the boys!

Around and around we go.

Last we went in the bounce house. The boys had a great time jumping around before we headed inside to eat lunch.

The inside had huge tanks full of fish. It was really neat to eat inside and feel like you were underwater. It was also really entertaining for the boys while we waited for our food.

The food was delicious and we can't wait to go back!!! We had such a great time. Thanks for the fun day G-papa and Grangie!!