2 Little Monkeys went to the Zoo

On December 31, 2011 we took the boys to the zoo and they LOVED it!  It turned out to be a really beautiful day (I had bought tickets off Groupon and they expired on the 31st, which is why we went!), and with our 2 high energy boys, we saw the whole zoo in about 30 minutes....pretty sure we ran everywhere.

 These boys love trains

 Aidan insisted that he wore his mittens even though it was about 60 degrees out :)

 Ohhh Romie....don't know if you can tell, but Josh has a hold of him by his hood because he wanted to sprint everywhere!

 My sweet boys...and an outline of our soon-to-arrive daughter!  8 months pregnant with sweet Saylor

 I LOVE being a mom.  It's the best job in the world...hardest too.  I now see clearly what my mom meant when she'd say, "I'm not the maid around here," "Do you have any idea how fast everything adds up?" or how she truly meant it when she says, "I love you."

 My sweet Roman...he is a mini-Josh

 Kangaroos!  Aidan calls them "Joeys" thanks to The Little Einsteins

 Best friends

 Don't know if you can tell, but there's a mama tiger laying down and her baby is laying to the right of the picture.  When we walked up she was roaring and that really excited the boys!

 Daddy & his boys....he's such an amazing dad

 Aidan loved the elephants!

 Sweet Aidan :)

 Watching the Lion nap

 You have to be in shape to haul/chase/keep up with 2 boys under 3 1/2 :)

 Roman wanted "down" into the giraffe den

 Aidan's a baby lion! :)

Aidan was our "navigator" and would point out on the map where we should go next!  This was a rare picture with them both in the stroller....the only time they were in the stroller was coming into the park and leaving :)

It was a really fun day as a family and the boys really loved it!  We went out to dinner at Outback and the boys were passed out by 9, so we got to drink sparkling apple cider and watch the peach drop with our good friends Steve & Sarah.  Perfect way to end 2011 and bring in 2012.  We're thankful for all God has done in 2011 and give Him all the praise!  We've grown a lot in Him this past year (not all of it was fun, but God doesn't promise an easy life, He promises He'll never leave you and that He is faithful).  We've also grown by being His hands & feet on our mission trip this past summer. We are already amazed at all of God's blessings and we can't wait to meet our special blessing in February of 2012.  God is good :)