Houston Zoo

Dana, Jody and I took the kids on their first trip to the Houston Zoo, and we had such a great time!  We were a little concerned that they would be too young to really notice much but that wasn't the case at all.  Their little eyes lit up at all of the different animals, and they giggled, pointed, and babbled their way through all of the exhibits (with a stroller snooze thrown in there as well.)

We spent the day there so we got to see all of the attractions and visit the petting zoo, but I think everyone's favorite activity was feeding the giraffes!  We got to the exhibit at the perfect time and were able to participate in feeding, which was so wonderful and something I'll always remember.  The giraffes were adorable up close, although I have to admit, I was a bit nervous - those black tongues are kind of crazy and the giraffes are definitely not shy when it comes to getting their food! I thought Layla would be hesitant or scared, since obviously this is by far the biggest animal she's been up close to.  I was so wrong!  She just grabbed that lettuce and held it out to the largest giraffe like a pro.  I think she has some practice sneaking food to our dogs - I guess to her they were just bigger puppies!  With those innocent little eyes and goofy "smiles", they kind of were!

It was such a fun, memorable day.  As always, we love spending time with these wonderful friends and can't wait for our next outing!

First Haircut

We took Layla for her (much needed) first haircut last month!  We went to Snip-Its, which was so cute inside.  Layla was mesmerized by everything going on in there.  They have personal TVs at each station so the kids can watch movies while getting their hair cut, all kinds of games and music, and a prize at the end of your visit!  We got the First Haircut Special, which included a little certificate with a lock of hair and a picture.

Layla laughed her way through the entire thing.  I don't know why I was surprised!  It is apparently hilarious to get your hair cut.

Now.  On to the not-so-good part.

I loved the place, don't get me wrong, and we will definitely go back, but the haircut isn't the greatest on her.  I say this with complete and total love, but Layla looks like one of the Three Stooges, or possibly Jim Carrey a la Dumb and Dumber.  I think it's just her hair type - it's like mine, very thin and very straight, so it's hard to get it to do anything other than lay flat.  Which it now does, in a straight line across her forehead.  She still looks adorable though - we are just taking a bit more advantage of bows and clips these days...I'm sure this is just the first of many traumatic hair experiences, being a girl and all.  At least she doesn't know the difference right now!

Desperately needed a trim!

Another "first" checked off the list!

Happy Birthday, Maxwell!

My goodness, we have been so busy and I'm so behind on the blog! I'll catch up soon...

We've had a great month, which we kicked off with celebrating Maxwell's first birthday!  Maxwell is another one of Layla's Little Gym friends, and we have grown so close to him and his great momma. They live a few streets over, and we love getting together for walks and carpooling to our outings with them!  Dana is a great friend and is there for anything you could ever need - we are so lucky to have met them!

Maxwell is basically the cutest thing ever, and that was on full display at his party.  Dana is so creative and put together such a great celebration - and she cooked and created all the decor herself!  Everything turned out so cute.  There was face painting, balloon animals, wonderful food, and plenty of room for the kids to run themselves silly! 

Happy Birthday, sweet boy!