Zoo Day With Friends!

The Houston Zoo has a new gorilla exhibit and I just happen to have friends in high places!  My sweet friend, Sara, offered a golf cart tour and let us bring some friends!  So, Norah, Arya, Walker, Everly, Nicki and I took off for our adventure.

Look at all the cuties in the car:

Walker had to see the turtles (they may not be ninja turtles, but he says turtles are his favorite animal!)

Seeing some big cats:

This is always a huge highlight…. feeding the giraffes!

Those guys are so sweet!  Everly loves the zebras, too.

And, of course, a spin on the carousel!

There's no doubt that my kids are spoiled by Sara!  They love getting to see the whole zoo in about two hours.  That golf cart is amazing! (Oh, and the gorillas were really cool, but I don't have any good pictures!)

Zoo Lights

Going to the preview party of Zoo Lights at the Houston Zoo has become a favorite family event for us!  This year was even more fun…. it actually felt like Christmas!  The cooler air made it special.

Here are a lot of fun pictures.  (seriously, the pictures don't do it justice…. it is really beautiful)

There are little treats along the way… popcorn, hot chocolate, wine.  It makes the whole experience really fun.

Look at the little elves!

And, we got a family pic…. I love this!

And, once at the end….. (after smores) they were so excited to get light up toys.  He picked a sword (shocker) and she got a butterfly magic wand.

A really fun night to get into the holiday spirit!!!!

Zoo Lights!

So, if you pretend that it's cold, does it work?  NO!  On Sunday night we went to the preview party for Zoo Lights!  The invitation said the attire was "winter warm",  ha!  It was 80 degrees, humid and not at all holidayish! All that being said, we had a great time.  It's a very neat event.  And, especially fun when you get to go without the crowd!

Here are some fun pictures.  Awesome face paint!

Two cute kids in front of beautiful lights.

So fun on the carousel!

Giraffes are awesome.  We didn't get a picture with the real ones, so this fake one will have to do!

So many lights!

I don't know if you can tell, but there's a train behind them.  This was a very cool display.  Walker and Everly both loved watching them!

Such a fun night!  The kids went to bed very late that night, but it was worth it.  I love this time of year!

Feasts with the Beasts

My sweet friend, Sara, works in development at the Houston Zoo.  She is great at her job and because of her, we've seen some cool things at the zoo!  

Ove the weekend, we went to a VERY fun event called Feasts with the Beasts.  Dozens of Houston restaurants set up booths and we got to sample lots of delicious food.

The always fabulous, Sara, got us VIP tickets, so it really made the evening fun!  So glad I got to see her!

Our friends, Trudi and John came with us....  I ended up with a picture with Trudi, but somehow we forgot about the boys!

It was a different and fun way to have a great double date!