31st Birthday

{Warning: the formatting on this post is WAY messed up. I tried uploading my photos a different way and it didn't work. It is making me crazy but I don't have time to sit and fix it. Oh well. Life will go on. Enjoy the photos anyway!}

Yesterday morning I kicked off my 31st birthday with a birthday donut and a couple of presents. Who doesn't appreciate chocolate and sprinkles to begin their birthday?

Then we bundled up and headed out for a family day at the Fort Worth Zoo. When we first got there is was still a bit chilly so most of the African animals weren't up and moving around yet. Eva was really happy to see the big white tiger. I think the tiger was happy to see Eva too :)  It is REALLY FUN to take a three year old to the zoo. This was the most excited she has ever been. I don't think she stopped talking or running or laughing for at least the first hour. Seeing her be so happy makes my heart so happy.

Let me say, there are very few options for zoo/birthday/maternity fashion. You want something comfortable for walking, fashionable for photos, and it has to fit. Also it was going to be cold in the morning and warmer in the afternoon. I ended up layer 2 pairs of leggings with a maternity shirt and one of Ryan's sweatshirts. Not too glamorous but I don't think the tiger cared. Also I was talking to a lady who had an 8 week old little boy. I told her I was going to have a boy in February and she said that I didn't even look pregnant. Umm, totally not true but that was the best birthday compliment ever! Ha, it was also probably because I had a big sweatshirt on. I'm pretty sure that if she had seen me in just my shirt and leggings she wouldn't have thought that. I do look very pregnant.

The kangaroos! I like kangaroos because they are so awkward. Their bodies don't seem to be made right but I guess they manage.

An alligator turtle! I had never seen one of these before. It is an actual turtle that is marked like an alligator and shares a habitat with the alligator. It looked very stone age or almost like an underwater dinosaur.

The mommy bonobo with her baby. I like watching how the bonobos interact with each other and it is so sweet to see mommy animals with their babies.

Yee-haw! Riding an alligator in Texas town.

Roar! After we had made a big loop we went back and looked at all the African animals again the afternoon once they were awake and warmer.

Such a perfect family day at the zoo! No crowds, good weather, lots of giggles - happy birthday to me!