Thursday, April 7, 2011

Biggest Losers Come to Logan!

As we were heading out of town to go to the Hogle Zoo, we heard on the radio that some of the Biggest Loser contestants would be in Logan that day from 4:00 to 8:00 at Golden Corral (ha!  Biggest Losers at an all you can eat buffet!).  Justin Pope and Rulon Gardner live here in Logan (or nearby in Wellsville or something) and own a gym at the south end of town. 

I thought we might be able to make it back to town to see them, but then the thought of me and four kids at Golden Corral with tons of people made me not so anxious to hurry back.  After the zoo, we went to Christie's house for dinner and let the kids play with cousins.  We got back to Logan around 8:30 and I decided to stop by Golden Corral just to see if any of the contestants were still there.  Trevor was asleep so I sent Ashlee and Brynlee in to ask if they were still there.  The guy said they were so we decided to go in and see if we could get some quick pictures.  Technically, you were supposed to pay for the buffet so we snuck in and immediately saw Kaylee and the white team (if you watch BL, they were the ones that could've made it on the show if they lost more at home than Kaylee did on the ranch, but they didn't so they didn't get to join the rest of the contestants on the ranch).  Just as I was about to take the picture, Sarah walked by so we grabbed her to be in the picture as well.  Then Arthur was walking towards us so I asked if we could take a picture with him.  I'm not gonna lie...he was kinda ornery.

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We also saw Moses just a few tables away but he was eating so I didn't bother him for a picture.  I saw Justin when we were still in the car, but couldn't see him when we were inside.  Since we left Trevor sleeping in the car, I didn't want to go wandering around looking for more contestants.  Rumor was that Q and Brett the trainer were also supposed to be there.  I think you could also get a pass to workout with them for eating there but I didn't get one.  Would've been fun, though!

Hogle Zoo

This week is Spring Break for the kids. While I would rather be in San Diego, we couldn't make the trip this year since Rob had a meeting in Salt Lake on Wednesday and is on the staff for Woodbadge Thursday through Saturday. So we've dealt with the crummy, not-so-spring-like weather the majority of the week. We went to the ice skating rink on Tuesday and on Wednesday it was actually a nice day so we took a trip down to Salt Lake to go to the Hogle Zoo.

With Trevor in charge of the trusty map, we were able to make our way to see all the animals...
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We always love to see the baby elephant...so cute! 
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Rhinos...
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Crocodile...
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Ashlee with a Sand Cat.  She thought it was sooooo cute....
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Trevor and a couple of porcupines...
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This giraffe came really close to the rock wall, but then of course everyone rushed to see it and it walked away...
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The tigers were sleeping under a shelter when we walked by the first time but then when we went by again, two of them were walking up the hill and settled right by the fence...
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Orangutans...
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After we saw all the animals, we decided to ride on some on the carousel...
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I think the kids sometimes think the statues of the animals are more fun than the live ones...Image

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