Family Fun Week - Day 3

The fun continued today with just two destinations: Hogle Zoo and Jungle Jim's.

We bought a year membership to the zoo last month and this was our third trip so far, with many to come - well worth it!  The first thing the kids wanted to do was ride the train.  The conductor announced during the ride that the train is closing down next month and won't reopen until Spring 2014.  Apparently they are going to be doing an African Safari-type exhibit and bringing back lions! Yay!  

The number one must see for the kids was the polar bear.  This exhibit is amazing and during our previous two visits, the polar was very playful and entertaining.  He was a little more mellow today, but still fun to see.

After sweating sufficiently, we moved our activities indoors.  This was our first time to Jungle Jim's and it was a fun place, but I will be very surprised if our kids don't get sick in a few days.  I'm sure that place was crawling with germs and it could really use a very thorough cleaning.  When we left I told Brian that I would love to own a place like that, just to keep it nice and clean and sanitized.  The place itself is a great concept, it just needs a little TLC, and a case of clorox wipes.  But, the kids were clueless and had a fabulous time. 

Some kids use tokens for games, but the kids without tokens simply take matters into their own hands.  Yep, when the balls wouldn't automatically come to Luke, Luke just crawled up into the machine and got the balls out himself.  Are we surprised?  No, we are not.

Once all the tokens were used up, we turned in the tickets for prizes.  Most girls would have gone for the rings and bracelets.  Ashlyn, on the other hand, chose lizards and a snake.  That's our girl!

After getting sufficiently filled up on the unlimited rides, we called it a day and headed home.  We had such a long day yesterday, so it was nice to get home early.  We ended our day with pizza, a movie and popcorn.

Favorite part of day 3?
It was unanimous: "Bumper cars!"