Zoo Days

Since we live in the USA again and particularly Houston, I decided to buy a Houston Zoo membership so that I am forced to take the kids at least a few times a year.

Our first trip was with some of our new friends.  Jacob loved getting to wander the zoo and play with his friends.  The zoo has a temporary exhibit called "Dinosaurs" that Jacob loved.  We had to go through it two times!  We also fed the giraffes, rode the carousel and watched the Apes.  It was a really fun day.

When Coleton was visiting with Nana and Papa, Nana and I decided to take the kids to the zoo for a day. Our day was pretty similar to the last zoo trip except that it wasn't nearly as crowded or hot as our last visit which was a welcomed surprise.  This time we took some time to play in the splash park too.  Once again we had a super fun day at the zoo.

Jacob's 4th Birthday

I know every birthday post begins this way but I seriously can NOT believe our boy is 4 years old!  Where does time go?!  On the day of his birthday I let him open a couple presents, Nana came over to swim and we just had a fun day.  

 For his birthday party I had decided to make the cake myself after looking around at cake prices.  Yikes!! So my dear friend Lindsey gave me lots and lots of tips over the phone and I set out to make the cake.   I was all set to even decorate it myself.   However to my wonderful surprise Lindsey was able to come the night before his party and decorate the cake for me.  Hallelujah.  She still used the simple design I had decided on since there wasn't really time for one of her elaborate cakes but I was still grateful for her expertise.

 The theme for the party was beachballs and pool.  A little side note, I had originally planned Jacob's party for Saturday June 18 but not that many people could come and I wanted Jacob to have friends at his party.  It turned out that if we had the party Friday evening June 17 lots of people could make it.  I was so happy Jacob had lots of friends at his party.  And grateful to Chad and Traci for driving as fast as they could to make it. The party guests included the Perry's: Lindsey, Brooklyn and Miles, the Raileys: Brent, Laura, Savannah, Olivia, and Nathan, the Wallaces: Chad, Traci, Coleton and Bailey and of course Nana and Papa.

 The kids had tons of fun swimming and playing together.  We had hamburgers and hot dogs plus tons of snacks.   Cake was delicious and Jacob received lots of super fun presents.  It was truly a great birthday party!

Hailey, Miles, Brooklyn, Coleton, Olivia, Jacob, Savannah