Not quite content to just throw a regular family party, the twins got a surprise on Wednesday. Today was their actual birthday. One year ago today, we all were exhausted after having welcomed them into the world. OK Jenny was the most exhausted. So today we all went to the zoo as a family.

This was their first trip to the zoo and I wasn’t quite sure it would be interesting to them yet or not. Sure enough they actually paid attention to the animals. Caged animals were a little tough for them to spot but the animals out in the open were fun. Lizzy enjoyed listening to the birds and trying to mimic their calls. We discovered Emory does NOT like peacocks walking up to him and screaming in his face. But he did have a really good time in the reptile room looking at snakes and lizards.