Alex's birthday

One of Charlie's best buds, Alex, turned 4 on July 20th.  We went to church that night with him and his family and had ice cream cake afterwards...

Alex said that he wanted to go to the zoo for his birthday and that he wanted Charlie to go with him.  So, Becky and I set a day to go the next week and all 7 of us packed into her SUV headed for the zoo.  The kids had so much fun.  Being the end of July, it was quite hot and muggy but we survived.  Here are some pictures from our day:

Riding the train...

Riding the carousel...

Seeing the animals...

This was Philip's first trip to the zoo.  Since he's still really little and not walking, he spent the majority of the time in the stroller which he wasn't happy about. He noticed the animals but that was about it.  Philip was content as long as the stroller was moving.  He did manage to get a nap in...

This was also Philip's first time to ride a carousel.  He loved that too!