This is inevitably what she comes home from every birthday party looking like...

Saturday we FINALLY went to the zoo. I say FINALLY because Madeline has been asking to go see the Komodo Dragons almost every day for the past month. "I want to see the kimono dragons mommy" over and over again. There are all these billboards around town for the exhibit and she has been so excited to go. So I say we finally made it because hopefully now she'll stop asking me about it every day!

Twenty minutes into the trip and we had seen her favorites, the manatees and the monkeys and she started asking, and by asking I mean begging, for ice cream. Apparently that is the REAL reason to go to the zoo. The inner Charles Darwin in me was seriously disappointed in the Komodo Dragon area. There was only one and he of course wasn't moving at all. I did get my annual picture of Madeline on the alligator though. The alligator looks smaller this year or maybe my girl is just getting too big.

She is also wearing her Sunday best. Not sure the fancy dress is normal zoo attire, but it was either that or a leotard and tutu...I'm picking my battles.

Jonny-Boy in all his cuteness.

This picture is from our 30th birthday dinner at Lynn and Wayne's. Hard to believe this is the best picture of the four of us. I seriously don't know how these people get a good picture of their family. It's been almost 6 months since Jonny was born and we're still trying to get one!