Taft's actual birthday

We started out Taft's birthday opening his presents (notice the spiderman pajamas). Then we decided to go to the zoo together.

Taft is finally tall enough to go on this Safari ride at the zoo. You get into these jeeps things and drive through Africa looking at animals and taking pictures. He and Brett went on it together...he feels so cool becuase he can ride it now. He has also wanted to get his face painted for almost a year now. So, for his birthday we finally let him. Of course, it was spiderman he picked. :0) The kind of messed up on one eye but he didn't care and was acting like spiderman the rest of the day; as well as telling everyone we passed at the zoo who he was & how spiderman shoots his web. Then he wanted pancakes for dinner and wanted to go to a restaurant. So, IHOP here we come! The restaurant was basically empty, so, they boys had a good time dancing on the benches to the music and got all the attention of the host/waitress/manager for his spiderman face and birthday. They had this special meal because of the new movie "Horton hears a who". The had "who cakes" and a "who drink". Basically sugar bomb pancakes topped with frosting and a lollypop & a sprite with chuncks of blue & red jello in it. It was really fun & they were quite thrilled with their meal. At least we didin't have to fight them about eating this meal...no vegetables were included.