Celebrating Dave's Birthday

On Saturday morning, we headed to the Fort Worth Zoo to have a day together to celebrate Dave's birthday.  From the moment we pulled up, we knew something was up...there were wagons, dollies, trailers, and families everywhere!  After seeing a lot of girls in Brownie and Girl Scout vests, we realized that it was Girl Scout Cookie pickup day.  Who knew that they held the cookie pickup in the zoo parking lot?!? 

Check out this picture...have you ever seen so many boxes of Girl Scout cookies in one place?

The good thing about it being cookie pickup day was that it was also Girl Scout cookie tasting day at the zoo!  We may have passed their tasting table more than once.  ;)  Dave told them that it was the "best exhibit" in the whole zoo--ha!

The "highlight" of our trip to the zoo was visiting the orangutan.  When we first saw him, he was laying down and eating a big pile of fruit.  Then he moved and laid right in front of the window through which we were watching him.  Right then it happened--he threw up all his fruit.  It felt like it was right in front of us--and it was--though the window separated us.  This event has really stuck with Isaac.  It's now been three days since we've been at the zoo, but many, many times a day Isaac says, "Mommy, bear throw up" or "Mommy, bear sick."  (Then he demonstrates how the orangutan--which he calls a bear--threw up.)  It is literally the first thing he says when he wakes up in the morning and from his nap.  We've tried to tell him that the "bear" is probably better now...so now he says, "Mommy, bear threw up.  Bear better?"  It's made for a lot of laughs!

Despite the bear/orangutan incident, we did have a great morning at the zoo!

Dave was driving home yesterday through Bridgeport when another vehicle pulled out in front of him.  Dave saw it in time to brake and swerve.  If he hadn't swerved, he would have hit the other driver right on her driver's door.  As it was, he still hit her vehicle pretty hard on the fender.  She spun completely around and then hit Dave's truck on the passenger side.  Both vehicles ended up on opposite sides of the road in the ditch.  Dave and the other driver were able to get out of their vehicles and were alright, though the ambulance did take the other driver to the hospital via the ambulance as a precaution.  What a birthday!  Dave was pretty shook up last night, but was so thankful that the accident wasn't worse than it was. 

This is the second car accident in our family in the past 2 months...after Isaac and I were hit by a drunk driver on November 30 and Dave's accident yesterday, we are so, so grateful for God's protection. 

Our little family had a sweet time celebrating Dave's birthday last night.  I made a new recipe--delicious (and super-easy) cream cheese chicken chili that I found on Pinterest. 

helping Daddy open his presents

Since Heath bars are Dave's favorite candy, I made this Heath Crunch cake, also found on Pinterest.

(Do you see a pattern here?) ;)  

Yum!

I'd forgotten to buy candles for Dave's cake, which really bothered Isaac.  He kept saying "candle, candle?" and then he'd pretend to blow one out.  Dave finally blew out a match, which seemed to pacify Isaac.  :)  And since you can never have too many birthday celebrations, this coming weekend David and I going to try a new Jamaican restaurant in Arlington.  :)

Happy Birthday, David!  I am so happy to be yours.  I couldn't imagine a more patient and loving daddy for Isaac.  I am so excited to see what this next year holds for you and our family!  I love you!