I've heard the expression UEA=Utah Enters Anaheim. Unfortunately, we did not go to Disneyland for UEA. However, since my mom is a teacher who doesn't go to the conference, we usually like to do something fun for the break! So Thursday we met Brett for lunch,
& since the zoo was a ZOO full of people (he he), we decided to try out This is the Place, since they were having a Halloween Celebration.


Hunter had lots of fun getting his face painted. (A pirate has to have a skull, of course!)
I dressed Kye up in Hunter's old doggie costume, and soon found out that was a bad idea. We ended up taking it off, since he screamed hysterically when I tried to put the headpiece on.


They had a little mini-train the kids could ride. Since Grandma L & Aunt Mandy are so cool, I volunteered to sit this one out and take the picture.

There was also a big train. Kye liked it, but Hunter thought it was "way too slow." (Can we say, spoiled?)


Anyone who knows me well, knows I would have made a horrible pioneer. (Yeah, I just would've laid on the side of the road to die!)

If you know me well, you also know I don't mix with horses (Or any other big, messy, stinky animals, for that matter- no offense, animals)...


Maybe that would explain why the pony rides were such a big hit.
I had no problem walking around until I stepped in some horse poop... Maybe I should've worn something other than flip-flops...

Lucky for Kye, Mandy saved the day!



Notice how large this horse is. This exact horse went on to get spooked & throw a little girl off onto the ground as we were walking away. Probably a good thing Hunter didn't witness that before his 3 rides.
Don't get any ideas, kids. We're NOT getting a pet horse!