Derek's birthday weekend

Yesterday was Derek's 26th birthday!! We spent the afternoon at the Houston Zoo. That was the first time we'd ever gone, and it was just amazing! If you're ever in Houston and haven't been, I highly suggest it. We were there for about 5 hours and saw essentially the entire zoo, and then brought Thai food home for dinner. Yum.

Today was a nice day too, although we spent the day puttering around the house instead of going out. Derek and I spent some time watching my belly morph this afternoon because Baby was very active. My belly moved in waves and went from pointy to round to oblong... it made Derek laugh :)

I've added a ton of pictures from the zoo, so have fun perusing them! I suggest you click on the photos themselves to check out the zoomed-in versions.

Sloth








Nemo and Dory, swimming around!








Meerkats, just like in the tv show "Meerkat Manor"








Sleeping meerkat








Giraffe








Derek and the giraffes








Baby Giraffe, Miles. Click on the picture to check out his fluffy horns!







Aww, the mommy and daddy giraffes love each other :)








Baby elephant!








Derek and the elephants








Lindsay and the baby elephant








Now THAT is a sleeping cat! I think it was a cougar.








Mr. Leopard. He was sleeping, but all the tourists woke him... he looked grouchy.







Lemurs from Madagascar!








Momma and Baby Lemur, having a snack. Baby says "Share with me, Momma"

(click the photo to zoom in and see baby's cute little face)














Grouchy looking, old-grandpa monkey








Orangutan








Zebra








Toucan Sam!








Derek and the pink flamingos!











Pretty type of King Fisher








This bird was so beautiful! He had a green mask, a vibrant blue chest and bright red under his wings.







Ms. Sea Lion, sunning herself.








Enjoying the sunny weather!