Zoo and Birthday pictures

It took an eternity for me to get these out here but here are the pictures from Logan's first birthday and our family trip to the zoo. Both were SO fun

We went to the NC zoo in Asheboro NC. Its a great zoo. Its set in a very wooded area and they left up most of the trees so all of the walking paths are naturally shaded. Is really big and the exhibits are spaced out so its a lot of walking, but also makes for less crowding.

The boys loved looking at the chimpanzees!

Brenden liked telling us all about the animals he was seeing. We got to see zebras, giraffes, elephants, gorillas, rhinos, baboons, birds, lizards, fish, snakes, bears, otters... so many cool animals!

Brenden stopped to pose for me on a bench near the elephant exhibit. I love this picture!

Halfway through the zoo the boys passed out, but they really were awake for the most interesting animals. It was nice to just get to stroll along w/out having to load the kids in and out of the stroller for a bit.

After their naps the kids got out and played around in some of the natural areas they had set up in the zoo. It was good for Logan as he wasn't too interested in the animals but enjoyed the day outside.

Logan had a great first birthday. He did NOT want to nap before the party so we put him in the swing, and in the end... the nap won!

We just had a small party with only a few friends. We didn't want anything too crazy for a 1yr old party. It turned out to be the perfect number of little playmates!

Singing happy birthday and getting ready to blow out the candle:

The whole family - the kids were happy, they just didn't know what to make of the person other than mommy behind the camera!

Chocolate frosting!!! YUMMY!!

Brenden had a hard time understanding that all of the presents weren't for him, but luckily Logan hasn't learned how to say "mine!" yet. Brenden LOVED this little monkey-jack-in-the-box that Daddy got for Logan. When it popped up he'd yell 'surprise' and LAUGH so hard. It was precious.

Love my guitar!

Logan's birthday boy sticker. We felt it had a better chance of staying on if it was on his back!

Logan got a bounce house for his birthday. Unfortunately it rained ALL day (hadn't rained in 3 weeks up until that day). At the end of the party a tiny speck of sunshine broke through and we inflated the bounce house. The kids were happy for about 4 minutes and then everybody came crashing down from their sugar rush and we called it a day!

The birthday boy had his 1 year checkup. He's 29 inches long and weighs 20 lbs. He's in the 25th percentile for both length and height so he's perfectly proportional. I really thought he was bigger than what Brenden was at this age, but its about the same. He was a champ for the Dr. He didn't cry at all when they pricked his finger for a blood test and though he did cry during his shots, he immediately calmed down once Mommy picked him up. He's wearing a size 4 shoe now and is moving into his 12-18 month clothes but can still fit in a lot of his 12 month stuff. He finally is taking milk from a sippy cup after weeks of refusing it. He still gets mommy milk and also gets some cow milk at daycare. He's eating solids really well now, but is a very picky eater just like his brother. He's walking all the time now and quite fast too! I'll try to get some video of my little guy walking laps around the table. He thinks its SOOOOOOO funny to instigate a game of chase and will just run around the table laughing whether someone is chasing him or not. Its too cute!