For my spring break we decided to head up to SLC for the weekend. It ended up being a busy week because we had Jason's wedding, and I threw a shower for Lana. There will be pictures to come of both events!

We wanted to start the week off by taking HJ to the zoo. Last time we took him it ended up with Alan carrying a cranky boy the entire day, so I was a little hesitant about taking him. Turns out my little dude LOVES animals and we had a fantastic day.

This picture might not mean a lot to most, but to me it means that my baby is growing up. Henry is usually TERRIFIED of anything that he doesn't recognize. So for him to sit on these little statues was a huge milestone for him.

Same goes for this picture. He went right up to that elephant and climbed on without any guidance from Alan or me.

One of the highlights was when HJ saw the tiger. He was running around not paying attention, and as soon as he realized what was right in front of the glass window, he turned and looked at his Aunt Chanley with huge eyes. He has mentioned the tiger several times since then.

Another first for HJ that day was wanting to ride the carousel. A couple summers ago we went to Palm Springs and tried to take him on one, and he about clawed my eyeballs out when I put him on it. But this time was completely different.. well almost. Alan took him up there and HJ was adamant about riding the "ellie" (elephant) but as soon as Alan put him up there, he got really nervous and wanted off right away.

So they settled on the non moving peacock bench. :o)

So glad we got this picture on camera. Those two are best buddies!