Michael's birthday and Zoo lights

Michael's birthday was back on Nov 19th and it was a lot of fun and the longest day ever. We started a tradition for Michael's birthday when we moved out to Arizona and that is going out to breakfast for his birthday. Our day started with breakfast at Village Inn. After breakfast we dropped Henry off to preschool and went to look for a twin mattress for Ainsley, who decided she was done with her crib. We found a great deal on a mattress and drove home with it strapped to the top of our minivan. Later that afternoon we took what was supposed to be a quick trip to IKEA, can you say quick and IKEA in the same sentence? We went to IKEA to buy a bed to go with the new mattress that we just bought for Ainsley. Of course it wasn't quick because it never is and that night we also had plans to go to the zoo and see the Christmas lights. It was a little past 7pm when we left IKEA and it was going to take about 20min to get to the zoo. This was the only night we were going to be able to go so even though the kids were falling asleep we dragged them to the zoo. It was so much fun. The lights were amazing and even though most of the animals were sleeping it was worth it just to see all the lights. There was an amazing light show over the lake that was coordinated to music and every time it started Ainsley just had to dance even though she was exhausted. I think this is going to become a yearly tradition too; just not all in the same day. The other 2 flashing lights in the background are Esther and Henry.