A trip to the Zoo

For some reason I have been wanting to visit the Hogle Zoo for such a long time, I just love the Zoo! I was hoping that Arli would be old enough to really enjoy seeing all the animals, but she didn't seem too impressed. We quickly found out that she only loves monkeys when they are in a picture in a book or stuffed, staring back at her through a thin sheet of glass isn't her idea of a good time. She did love seeing the Rhinoceros and the Elephants, I guess large animals don't scare her, just the small furry ones! Her favorite thing at the zoo was a large granite ball that looked like it was suspended in water, you could push it and it would roll through the water, this was the highlight of the trip.



















Arli had to first check out the map to find the best route through the zoo.


















Her favorite thing, Arli could have spent the entire afternoon playing with the ball.


















Staying VERY close to Dad!


















Even though Arli was scared of the monkey's she did manage to give her best "Oooo Ahhh"(that's "Hi" in monkey)



*Our trip to the Zoo took place about a month before we got our new camera, so these pictures are taking from Marcus' phone.

The "Incident"

The #1 reason I haven't updated my blog

Lisa: "So when are you going to be home, normal time? Around 6 or 7?"
Marcus: "Oh no much sooner, we're almost at the top of the mountain"
Lisa: "Sure you are, no really when do you think you're going to be home"
Marcus: "Really, we're almost there and then it should only take a few hours to get back down"
Lisa: "So we will see you around 7...(chuckle, chuckle)"
Marcus: "We will definitely be home before 5.......there was a little accident......I....um.....
Lisa: "ACCIDENT, WHAT HAPPENED, ARE YOU HURT?!!!!!
Marcus: "Oh no, not that kind of accident, I'm fine....it's just that.......um...the camera....well it went for a little ride down the mountain...
Lisa: "WHAT, what do you mean ride, where is it?!!!!
Marcus: "Well, I had it attached to the front of my backpack and I was climbing up a rock...and it it sort of fell off......and rolled down the mountain..."
Lisa: "Well wasn't it in the case? Did you see where it dropped, you should be able to go back down the mountain and get it!"
Marcus: "It was in the case for the first few hundred feet... then it started spinning and flew out of the case... and then CRASH! Lots of little camera bits shot out everywhere and a little camera spirit with a harp in hand started floating up to the heavens."
Lisa: "Are you serious Marcus?! Why would you have the camera strapped on the front of your backpack and not INSIDE your backpack?!
Marcus: ".......Well if I strap it on the front of my backpack then I have easy access to it, otherwise I would have to stop to take my pack off so I could get the camera.....I've always strapped my camera on the front of my pack.... I didn't realize it would come off that easily..."
Lisa: "... ... ...well there goes my blogging, and a few months of Arli's childhood... ... "
Marcus: "Did you by chance do a recent save of the photos on the memory card?"
Lisa: "Of course I did! I'm always one step ahead."
Marcus: "Good... I won't try to climb back down to it then... Just kiss it good-bye... just kiss it good-bye"
This picture (courtesy of mountainalbum.com) is of the guys looking down on the falling camera:(

It took a couple of months before we finally got a new camera, after the accident Marcus did his typical in depth research to find the best camera within our price range; fasted and prayed for a week and FINALLY was able to decide which one we should purchase. Well, the camera came and we found that the memory card didn't work; ahhhhhh! So we sent back memory card, ordered new memory card, new memory card came, tried out camera again, realized we didn't like camera......so we sold camera on ebay and purchased new model of old camera! Why we didn't do this in the first place, I do not know! New camera is here!!!! And we are very happy to be able to take pictures on something other than Marcus' phone.

*More blogging to come, it's been awhile; I need to take this slow and easy:)

The Aquarium

I've been wanting to visit The Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy, so we decided to avoid some of the heat and head to SLC. It was fun to spend some time as a family, but I don't think I would probably visit again. As far as aquariums go in Utah, it was I'm sure, the cream of the crop, but it still left much to be desired! However, Arlington did seem to enjoy herself!





(We only had a phone with us to snap some pictures, so the quality isn't great!)

Arli doing her best "fish" face.

It's hard to tell but this is a picture of an octopus, I was pretty fascinated by it! I've never seen one before, I didn't realize how creepy they look!!!

These little guys and gals are my favorite, unfortunately they only had a few! I think seahorses are so unique and pretty!
Arli loved this tank, there were so many colorful fish and coral! I know it's hard to tell from this fabulous picture, just look close!Arli was trying so hard to be brave and touch the star fish!
Arli again trying to be brave and climb through the cave with her Dad, but she just couldn't do it! Arli seems so fearless about some things, like going head first off a couch or stairs! But when it comes to animals and loud noises( and now it seems dark caves!) she becomes extremely cautious!We decided take a detour to see how the Draper temple was coming along. While we were there we thought we should probably check on our new home! It's not much but it will have to do!

Tagged!

Sorry this isn't super exciting!


4 jobs I've had: (Oh my where to begin, I've had one too many!!!! I'll list the somewhat interesting ones)
1. housekeeper at a dude ranch in Spanish Springs, California ( found an appreciation for country music and wranglers!)
2. Hair stylist at the Brick House Retreat in Sandy, Utah
3. Worked at a place called TriConnections in SLC , helped people with disabilities find employment. ( This was a fun job, something new everyday!)
4. Server at Johnny Carino's in Texas.


4 Movies I could see over and over:
1. Little House on the Prairie ( I know it was a television series, but I have 9 seasons on DVD, so I consider this one a movie, I just can't get enough of the Ingalls family!!!!!!)
2. Anne of Green Gables ( and Anne of Avonlea, of course)
3. Little Women ( the new one with Winona Ryder, well I guess it's not really new)
4. Harry Potter ( the 1st and the 4th one)

4 Favorite Movies:( This is a hard one, there are a lot of good movies out there)
1. All of the movies above
2. Pride and Prejudice ( the Colin Firth one)
3. Billy Elliot ( the edited version)
4. The Royal Tenenbaums ( the edited version)

4 Places I've lived: ( Not too exciting!)
1. Ogden, Utah
2. Morgan, Utah
3. Northern California and Texas ( just for a summer)
4. Logan, Utah and of course Orem, Utah


4 Favorite Television shows:
1. Anything on HGTV
2. Little House on the Prairie ( of course!)
3. Little People, Big World
4. The Cosby show


4 Favorite Reality Television shows:
hmmm... this is a hard one...I'm not a huge fan of reality t.v.
1. American Idol ( is that reality T.V.?)
2. Survivor
3. A Model Life ( a new one on TLC, it's pretty good)
4. John and Kate plus eight ( I've only seen this a few times, but I love it! This family has twin girls that are six years old and sextuplets that are 2! CRAZY!!)


4 of my favorite places I've been ( I'm not much of a world traveler)
1. Germany
2. Portland, Oregon
3. San Fransisco
4. Denmark ( that is when Marcus and I finally go there!)


4 Favorite foods:
1. Chips and Salsa
2. Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate
3. Cafe Rio veggie salad
4. Dilly beans ( Marcus' grandma's canned ones, delicious!)


4 websites I check daily:
1. Email
2. Blogs
3. Baby clothing websites ( old navy, naartjie, janie and jack...not usually buying just browsing)
4. Realtor.com ( I'm really ready to buy a home!!!)


4 Favorite hobbies:
1. Reading
2. Attempting to make cards ( I really enjoy making them, but I'm not so great at it!)
3. Cooking ( I'm really starting to enjoy this one)
4. Organizing things ( Sounds strange I know, but I just love when things are organized! Such a satisfying feeling! I would love to be a professional organizer!)


4 Friends I would like to tag:
1. Brooke Mortenson
2. Brynn Homer
3. Christen Millburn ( I think you've done something like this before, but this one is a little different)
4. Joleen Romo















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Relaxing with Dad

Arlington has always loved to be with her Dad, but the older she gets the more obsessed she has become with him( which is a good thing, It gives me a little break now and then)! She just loves when he's home and always feels the need to be with him!

Animal Sounds

Please ignore my cheesy voice!

Randomness