Visit to Salt Lake: Day 2

On the second day of our trip, we went to Hogle Zoo first thing in the morning. It was a great time to be there because it wasn't hot yet and the animals were very active. The monkeys were swinging and singing in their cages. The leopard was pacing. The penguins were swimming around. And the baby giraffe was adorable! Sorry I don't have a picture of it. These are the picures of my very own monkeys playing at the zoo:

The zebras were Benjamin's favorite this time.

I was actually scared of this drinking fountain as a preschooler.

Our second stop was at This Is The Place Heritage Park. Daniel was getting tired and cranky by then, but there's nothing like some Pioneer chores to put your problems in perspective and cheer you right up. The kids washed clothes by hand with a washboard and hung them to dry. Then they had to beat the dust from some rugs. After that, we moved on to crafts and activities.

This is Daniel with some clay marbles he made.

This is Benjamin riding a horse.
Those Pioneers sure had fun after they finished their chores!

Our last stop was the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy. I love aquariums, so I was excited to see this one. It was a little weird because the building used to be my favorite craft store before it went out of business. From the outside, the aquarium doesn't look like much. Inside, the wall murals were beautiful. It's a small aquarium, at least compared to others I've seen in places like Seattle and San Diego. Still, it's fun to have an aquarium so far from the ocean. There was even a "petting tank" with sting rays. The lighting is low for the comfort of the sea creatures, so it's hard to take pictures. Here's one, though.

This is a boat/video screen the kids can use to explore the Great Salt Lake.

We got our money's worth from the Connect Passes. We might have overdone it, though. When we got home, I was really ill. I must have had food poisoning or something because I was sick through Sunday and felt much better Monday morning.