Trip to Utah Part II

(Sorry this has been long in coming, apparently 2 kids is twice as much work, hence, taking twice as much of your time. Hmm.) 

So our second half of our trip found us at the Zoo which Cade has been to before but was too young to even stay awake the whole time we were there! He loved it this time and has talked about it ever since!

It took some persuasion to get him on the horse, but he liked it once he was up there.

The whole gang (minus me). 

McCall just liked being held most of the time!

Watching the tigers.
(They [the tigers] had a little squabble while we were standing there, but I was too slow to get a picture of it. )

Loving the attention

The giraffes. We found out the next day that one of them had given birth that day
but the little one didn't make it. Sad.

The view a 2 year old gets.

The famous lion drinking fountain.

I think this is meant for kids Aunt Lindsay!

Cool dude

Love this picture!

Love this one even more. McCall was really hamming it up!

I made Cade put on this head band and tale just for kicks, and he thought it was great having a tale to wag!

Havin' a swingin' good time with Grandma and Grandpa!

Great-grandma Poll

The Raptors baseball game (or beesball game, as Cade calls them)!

Cade's prized possession.
Lindsay was standing at the bottom of the bleachers with Cade, surrounded by some 8 to 10 year olds. Out of the blue, one of the players handed Cade a ball from the game. He was grinning from ear to ear while the other boys stared in disbelief! 

Playing baseball with Cousin Kent

Cade had a blast playing tackle, as long as he was on top.
Kent kept saying, "Ok! Ok!" letting us know he was alright!

A little tackle on Aunt LeAnn

And one for Brett
(This is one time I'm glad I'm not in the picture!)
Loved seeing all of our family! We miss you!

Words of Wisdom

Yesterday I had the nursery manual sitting on the couch. Cade started looking through it and pointing out things in pictures that he was familiar with. One of them was of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Cade got excited and said, "Das Jofus Sniff!" Then followed his comment with a sniffle sound. How could I not laugh at that?

Last week while eating his lunch, Cade turned to me and said, "Don't get mad, get Grad!" (He pronounces his "l" sounds with the "r" sound.) 

Last night at dinner, Cade asked for more vegetables. Surprised, because he still had carrots on his plate, yet pleased, I dished him some corn. He looked down at his bowl then said, "No, that." pointing to a bottle of Hidden Valley Ranch on the table. I quickly realized that earlier that day he had seen their commercial where they state, "Makes vegetables delectable!." Who wouldn't take Ranch IN PLACE of vegetables?

(I promise we don't spend all day watching TV, he just soaks everything up like a sponge!)