McKenzie's Elbow

McKenzie went to the doctor this week for a 16 month checkup (actually, it was a 15 month checkup that she was one month late for). Her doctor was blown away at how smart and athletic she is. The doctor said they've never seen a 16-month old that knows where her elbows are.

Chicago

We went to Chicago last week. It was so cool. I got to ride in an airplane, a train, a taxi, a trolley, and a city bus all in the same trip. McKenzie was so excited that she learned to say Chicago.

Our first day there we went to Navy Pier. McKenzie and I were almost tall enough to see the lake...

We had a better view when we went up in the ferris wheel.

The rest of the week, we went to the Shedd Aquarium and to the Thursday farmer's market in Daley Plaza. We also ate at a bunch of different restaurants: Italian, Thai, Mexican, Chinese, and Hot Dog place. On Friday, we went to Millenium Park. There's a really cool reflective "baloon" there.

Apparently, I've been to the balloon before. Here's a picture Daddy has from almost exactly two years ago.

When I saw this place, I said "Daddy, the baloon broke"...

There's also a really cool fountain in Millenium Park. Check this out:

On Saturday, we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo. It's the largest free zoo in the country. The coolest part was the polar bears.

Hogle Zoo

The last week we were in Salt Lake City we went to Hogle Zoo. We saw a lot of cool animals. Here are just a few.

My Birthday

We celebrated my birthday while we were in Utah. I turned three. I got a tractor baloon...

... puzzles...

... and cars and trucks.

McKenzie got a baloon, too, which she proceeded to destroy.

Heber Creeper

We rode on the Heber Creeper. The Heber Creeper is an old steam-engine train that runs from Heber to Provo through Provo Canyon. We just rode it from Heber to Deer Creek Reservoir and back. I got to hang out with the conductor. It was pretty sweet.

Park City

Park City was a lot of fun. We did a lot of neat stuff. We rode on a train...

... on a plane...

... and on a merry-go-round.

We also rode on the Alpine Slide. Here's me and Daddy coming down the slide. We went fast... almost as fast as when I rode with Mama.

We also went to a lot of restaurants when we were in Park City. One thing I learned is that even though jalapenos look like olives, they're not olives. Here's me trying to recover from my mistake.

Rodeo

After Uncle Jed's wedding we went to Spanish Fork to see a rodeo. It had horses and clowns and bulls and even sheep (the little kid cowboys rode the sheep). Here's a picture of a grown up cowboy getting thrown by a bull.

Timpanogas Cave

We went to Timpanogas Cave when we were in Utah. Here's me at the start of the trail. That was the easy part. Actually, I didn't think the hike was that bad. Daddy carried me most of the way. Daddy said it was tough. I told him he should have asked Uncle Jeff to carry him.



Anyway, the hike was worth it. The cave was really cool. It was cold and wet and dark and it had stalactites and stalagmites. Those are the things that hang done from the ceiling and stand up on the floor. Here's me and Daddy in the cave with some stalactites behind us:

Salt Lake City

It's been a while since I've written. That's because I've been traveling. We went on an airplane to Salt Lake City. We did a lot of fun things there. We went to a cave, on a slide, and to a zoo. I have pictures. I'll write about all the fun stuff we did in my next posts.