Guinness is 5 years old!! And E-A-G-L-E-S!!!

Happy February, you guys!!  And yesterday was Groundhog Day, which also happens to be the birthday of a certain puppy!!  That's right:  Guinness turned 5 yesterday!! I can't believe our little guy is 5 years old... Where has the time gone?! We celebrated by playing a bunch of frisbee with him when we got home from work (frisbee is his favorite thing ever, and we try to play whenever the yard isn't muddy!), and we MAY have given him a few extra treats yesterday too. We spent our evening chilling on the couch with Guinness, and we watched the movie Groundhog Day!  I love that movie, and Bill Murray is just always amazing.

This weekend is the Super Bowl, and the Philadelphia Eagles are in it!! Wahooooo!!  Goooo Eagles!!  I will definitely be rooting for them, and the excitement in this city is so crazy and infectious. Plus, you all know I really hate the Patriots (and Tom Brady). I hope it's a really awesome game, and I hope the Eagles win!!  We are NOT going to go into the city or anything, because it's going to be total madness whether the Eagles win or lose, so we are going to stay home and make some good food.  We're going to make wings, and then we're also going to make some pulled pork!  We bought an Instant Pot with some gift cards we got for Christmas, but we have been too nervous (and busy) to try it out for the first time!  Tomorrow is going to be the big day where we make our first Instant Pot meal!

Last weekend was a very fun weekend!! On Saturday we went to Valley Forge (like 10 minutes from our house), and went on a long hike with Guinness!  The weather was very Spring-like and great, so we figured we should get outside!!  And on Sunday the weather was kinda crappy (rainy, but not too cold), but we figured that might be perfect to head into the city and go to one of our favorite restaurants for breakfast (Sabrina's Cafe), check out the new Yards Brewery, and go to the Philadelphia Zoo!  We have season passes, so we want to get some use out of them before they expire!  And we figured if it was a little rainy then it wouldn't be crowded. We put on our waterproof pants, waterproof boots, and our rain coats, and OH MY GOSH the zoo was so empty!!  There was no one there, and I think the animals were LOVING the peace and quiet! 

Guinness was very puzzled by the cannons at Valley Forge.

 

There's some cabins over to the right in the pic! 

Sabrina's Cafe!  They always have a themed Brunch Specials list, and last weekend it was Super Bowl themed!  I had the "In Foles We Trust".  But I was also tempted by the "Bleeding Green Chilaquiles". 

Kevin!  We had an awesome window seat, so we could check out all of the cool houses/buildings around the restaurant! 

After brunch we went to the new Yards Brewery in the city!  It's brand new (opened in November), and it's always SO packed but we were there kinda early and I think the rain also kept people away, so it wasn't packed at all! 

The zoo was so fun!!  This tiger was just chilling, and seemed super relaxed. 

But then it noticed us standing there.  Haha.  Less chill and relaxed.  We left shortly after this so it could relax again. 

A pretty red cardinal I saw in just a random tree at the zoo! 

The giraffes were super excited to see us!   

This adorable rhino was just scratching its horn on this big log for a long time.  I love rhinos! 

Then we went to the primate house and watched this baby gorilla for a looong time. She was so playful and active!!  And there were only two other people there, so we could just sit there for as long we wanted!  She was thoroughly entertaining. 

Papa gorilla was mostly napping while we were there, but he woke up for a bit to look around and check on everything.  There were two moms there (and two babies, but the other baby was just napping the whole time).

A picture I took of the city as we were leaving!  Such a fun day in Philly.