Short version: Curt presented
Sarah with a coupon for a trip to Como Zoo for her birthday. Sarah was very excited. A good time was had by all.
Longer version: We coordinated schedules with our friend Georgia (who lives in the Cities) and decided that September would be the best time to plan our adventure. We left home Friday after Curt got off work. We spent the night at Georgia's house and intended to get an early start. We arrived at the zoo around lunch time and got to see some spectacular animals. Seals, giraffes, lions, zebras, monkeys, a tiger, wolves, polar bears (we took lots of pictures for you, Katie!), flamingos, and an ostrich. Please understand this is not an exhaustive list (unless you are tired of reading it). Right. Well.
We got to meet up with our friends the Yoders while we were there, too. They have three small boys. Their second son, Uri, is the cute little guy in the picture. Megan is the short one posing as Winnie the Pooh.
Como Zoo also houses a first-rate conservatory. We enjoyed browsing through their collection of exotic flora.
We were all tired by the time we got back to Georgia's house, but it was a good tired.
What a great birthday present! Thanks, Curt.
Sunday morning we met and followed the Minneapolis Coopers to their church. We were privileged to hear Grandpa Cooper preach twice that morning. 
