Birthday at the Zoo

So today, I turned 31. It wasn't a bad day. 2 weeks ago, I took Finn & Burgundy to the zoo and we had a very fun time. So I thought, why not do it again today?


Anymore, my birthdays are a little ho-hum and if I let myself think too hard about it, I get stuck down in it (hence the days below water). But, getting out of the house and doing something fun is always a good thing.


I am lucky to have my little ones. I hadn't been to a zoo in several years and usually find them depressing because I feel sad for the animals. But when you have kids, you put that all aside and allow yourself to enjoy things like a kid. And they are so good at the zoo. Burgundy just rides in her stroller all day enjoying the sites, and Finn stays right with me and it is awesome to see him get excited about it all.


Finn's favorite part, of course, is the train. Burgundy's favorite part was the gorilla. They have this window into the gorilla habitat and on the other side is just a little shady spot set off from the main area. Well, apparently that is where they nap. When we pulled in there was nothing there. But as we looked for a minute, this huge gorilla came wandering around the corner. He kind of stopped and looked, as if to say, "why are there always people there when I want to take a darn nap?" But he reluctantly came over anyway and laid down not 5 feet from us. Well I looked over at Burgundy and she was transfixed! Not too long afterwards, another gorilla came over to nap as well. It was pretty neat.


So all in all it was a fun day with my two kiddies. We just wish daddy could've come with us! I got a lot of birthday wishes and some great presents (like my gym membership and my Pampered Chef starter kit among lots of other great things!) Not a bad day.