Daddy turns the BIG 3-0

Today is Daddy's 30's birthday. We sang him happy birthday and Ava gave Daddy a big kiss! Unfortunately he had to go to Philadelphia for a conference. We dropped him off at the metro at 1pm to head to union station to catch the train.

Ava and Mommy headed to the zoo to meet Marissa. She lives near the zoo and asked if we wanted to come spend the afternoon. She showed us things we hadn't seen on any of our trips including the flamingos. We also saw a large bird (I can't remember what kind) squawking. Ava put her finger up to her lips and said "shhh".

We saw the baby ape again. He came up to the glass and put his hand up like he was giving a high five. Ava reached out and touched the glass reluctantly. It was too cute! We also discovered that the big cats area is more than just a tiger. It is a big circle and if you walk around there is another tiger and a lion. The lion stood up and let out a huge roar. Ava was amazed and she stood staring at the lion for about 10 minutes after it happened. She kept looking at me saying "roar"....love it!


After the cats we headed back out of the park. It was almost 4pm. We got to the car and dropped off Marissa in Cleavland Park. Ava was passed out by the time we got to the highway. She took a 20 minute cat nap on the way home :)

It was a great day but we wish we could have spent it with Daddy celebrating his birthday. We love you and miss you!