Watch out for striped skunks

Saturday was our 9th wedding anniversary and I decided that I wanted to do something fun as a family. We spent the day at the Hogle zoo in Salt Lake. The kids loved it! The night before Sabrina made a special map of all the animals she wanted to see and took it with her throughout the zoo. Brayden kept yelling at all the animals and had to be restrained from jumping in with the penguins, and the gorilla, and the meerkats. Moira just wanted to go spend her money on a big swirly lollypop at the gift shop. We walked and walked and covered miles. My feet were ready to fall off but the kids were still going (at least until they got in the car and fall asleep). They rode on the train and the carousel. And they watched the elephant do tricks at the elephant show. Sabrina's favorite part was a giant elephant statue that made sounds and even trumpeted the pop goes the weasel song and squirted water out of its trunk at anyone standing in front of it. Ingenious. The animals were pretty docile, probably due to the humidity and the sheer number of people at the zoo that day. (It was packed, memorial day weekend, of course.)

After the zoo we dropped the kids off at aunt Annalyn's house to eat dinner and play while Adam and I went and spent time doing stuff WE like to do. We went to a restaurant supply store that was totally awesome. I know, how boring can we be, but we love it! I bought a big, giant stainless steel bowl, a one-piece metal pancake turner (they're hard to find), and a small sifter for powdered sugar. Again, how boring, but we loved it!! Then we went to go find a quiet restaurant for some good comfort food. We ended up at Mimi's Cafe which we hadn't been to in years but figured it could be a safe option. Oh, it was heavenly. We were early enough that we skipped the dinner rush and ordered food that wasn't overly seasoned or over-cooked. My requirements were for cushy seats, soft lighting, soft music, and delicious desserts. I got it all as I finished off with a decadent chocolate mousse. I've decided that I LOVE french cooking. Adam even got to have scallops and bread pudding. Not together, but they are his favorite foods (besides ice-cream, of course). It was a short date but we were tired. Grabbed the kids, went home, put everybody to bed and fell asleep at 10 pm. I haven't gone to bed that early in months. Does that mean we're old, now?